Hope with eating disorders : a self-help guide for parents, carers and friends of sufferers

When We Discuss Eating Disorders, There's A Tendency To Focus On The Sufferer. Yet There Are Millions Of Concerned Parents, Careers, Friends And Relatives Who Are Confused And Frustrated - Both By Their Own Personal Circumstances, And By The Abundance Of Potentially Misleading Information. Hope With Eating Disorders Offers Real Understanding Of The Mind-set Of Someone Suffering With A Disorder, Plus An Extensive Description Of The Various Treatments Available For The Many And Varied Types Of Eating Disorders That Exist. With Interviews From Some Of The World's Leading Experts, It Sends The Message That Real, Full And Lasting Recovery Is Possible, Despite What We Are So Often Told. Having Helped Her Own Daughter On The Journey From Disordered Eating Back To Health And Happiness, Lynn Wants The Hope Within These Pages To Leap Out And Give A Hug Of Inspiration And Strength; To You, A Friend Or A Loved One. With The Help Of This Book You Can Progressively Break The Negative Spiral Of This All Too Common Illness Once And For All. Since the first edition of Hope with Eating Disorders was published in 2012, eating disorders have become more widely recognised and treatments have progressed, as have attitudes to this most dangerous of mental health problems. In this second edition, which maintains Lynn Crillys warm, non-judgemental, family-friendly approach, the more recently recognised eating disorders have been included, the range of treatment options both mainstream and alternative has been fully reviewed and revised, and the impact of social and technological change has been fully accommodated, with the role of social media for good and ill to the fore. New case histories highlight key issues, and throughout all references to research and stats have been reviewed and updated. Mens eating disorders are now addressed by contributing author Dr Russell Delderfield. Since originally writing Hope with Eating Disorders, Lynn has experienced seven years of counselling practice and seven years of her own daughters recovery from an eating disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder, underpinning her realistic insight into what recovery actually is and means. Hope with Eating Disorders is a practical, supportive guide for anyone helping someone with an eating disorder be they a family member, teacher, sports coach, workplace colleague or friend. "When we discuss eating disorders, there's a tendency to focus on the sufferer. Yet there are millions of concerned parents, carers, friends and relatives who are confused and frustrated - both by their own personal circumstances, and by the abundance of potentially misleading information. Hope with Eating Disorders offers real understanding of the mind-set of someone suffering with a disorder, plus an extensive description of the various treatments available for the many and varied types of eating disorders that exist. With interviews from some of the world's leading experts, it sends the message that real, full and lasting recovery is possible, despite what we are so often told. Having helped her own daughter on the journey from disordered eating back to health and happiness, Lynn wants the hope within these pages to leap out and give a hug of inspiration and strength; to you, a friend or a loved one. With the help of this book, you can progressively break the negative spiral of this all too common illness once and for all."-- Provided by publisher When we discuss eating disorders, there's a tendency to focus on the sufferer. This book offers an understanding of the mind-set of someone suffering with an eating disorder, as well as an extensive description of the various treatments available for the many and varied types of eating disorders that exist.