Treatment of Eating Disorders: Bridging the Research-practice Gap

Eating disorders (EDs) affect at least 11 million people in the United States each year and spread across age, race, ethnicity and socio-economic class. While professional literature on the subject has grown a great deal in the past 30 years, it tends to be exclusively research-based and lacking expert clinical commentary on treatment. This volume focuses on just such commentary, with chapters authored by both expert clinicians and researchers. Core issues such as assessment and diagnosis, the correlation between EDs and weight and nutrition, and medical/psychiatric management are discussed, as are the underrepresented issues of treatment differences based on gender and culture, the applications of neuroscience, EDNOS, comorbid psychiatric disorders and the impact of psychiatric medications. This volume uniquely bridges the gap between theoretical findings and actual practice, borrowing a bench-to-bedside approach from medical research.

• Includes real-world clinical findings that will improve the level of care readers can provide, consolidated in one place
• Underrepresented issues such as gender, culture, EDNOS and comorbidity are covered in full
• Represents outstanding scholarship, with each chapter written by an expert in the topic area

Dr. Margo Maine is a clinical psychologist who has specialized in eating disorders and related issues for 40 years. A Founder and former Adviser of the National Eating Disorders Association and Founder and Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, she is the recipient of numerous accolades including NEDA and IAEDP lifetime achievement awards. She has led the development eight books related to body image and eating disorders, including the first edition of Treatment of Eating Disorders. Dr. Maine lectures nationally and internationally on eating disorders and women’s health and maintains a private practice, Maine & Weinstein Specialty Group.

Dr. Beth Hartman McGilley is a psychologist in private practice, specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, athletes, trauma, and grief. Her practice is informed by feminist, HAES, and social justice perspectives. A Fellow of the AED and a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist/Survivor, she has practice psychotherapy for more than 35 years in addition to writing, lecturing, and supervising research on the topic. She co-edited the first edition of Treatment of Eating Disorders.

Dr. Douglas W. Bunnell is a clinical psychologist in Fairfield, Connecticut. He has specialized in the treatment of people with eating disorders for the last 35 years. Dr. Bunnell is a past board chair of the NEDA and recipient of their Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition to his private practice, Dr. Bunnell has helped to design, develop, and manage PHP and residential programs for several national eating disorder programs. He is a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders and Certified Eating Disorder Supervisor for IAEDP. Dr. He co-edited the first edition of Treatment of Eating Disorders.