Reading List for Patients & Carers
Book List - General
ANOREXIA NERVOSA
Anorexia Nervosa - A Survival Guide for Families, Friends and Sufferers
Treasure J (1997)
Psychology Press
Anorexia Nervosa is a terrifying illness which can develop insidiously in adolescents, but also at other crisis points in life. This book sets out to provide the necessary information about Anorexia Nervosa to enable those involved to recognise and address it. The book is divided into 4 broad sections.
General and Historical Perspective
- For Carers
- For Sufferers
- Guidelines for Professionals
Overcoming Anorexia - Self Help Book using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques
Freeman Christopher
Constable and Robinson (2001)
Self Help Book - this is a complete self-help recovery programme to overcome anorexia using cognitive therapy techniques that have been tried and tested for many years and shown conclusively to work. Anorexia nervosa is the best known and most dangerous eating disorder. It's especialy common among young women. Although it occurs in both women and men of all ages, in all social groups. Unless treated, more than 20 per cent of sufferers will die of causes related to the disorder. There is also considerable evidence that anorexia is more widespread than we suppose, and that the illness is under-diagnosed among socially disadvantaged groups.
BULIMIA NERVOSA
Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e) - Self Help Book and Clinician's Guide
Treasure J & Schmidt U (1998)
Psychology Press
Self-Help Book: Originally written for bulimic patients, who needed basic information about various aspects of their difficulty and simple practical advice on how to overcome the problem. Many patients on reading this book feel empowered to tackle their eating disorder. Others, who are less sure, feel the book has helped them to understand their problems more fully and enabled them to make an informed decision about whether or not to enter treatment meantime.
Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating - A Guide to Recovery
Cooper P J (1995)
Robinson Publishing Ltd
The main aim of this book is to give people with Bulimia Nervosa and binge eating problems the means to help themselves towards recovery. It includes an indispensable guide to sufferers, family and friends and provides a description of the disturbances in eating habits, psychological and social problems which may result, information on possible medical complications and an account of treatments available.
Nonetheless there is a feeling of optimism and hope about the book. The self-help guide is easy to understand and highly recommended.
Overcoming Bulimia - Self Help Programme
Cooper Peter
Constable and Robinson (2006)
Since it was first published in 1993, Peter Cooper's Bulimia and Binge-eating has helped thousands of people recover from this disorder. It has won the respect of therapists and patients alike for its practical and friendly approach. Now, for the first time, this landmark work is available as a three-part, large format, practical manual, complete with multiple copies of blank worksheets, diaries and exercises suitable for a two-week course of treatment. The bulimia sufferer will be able to write directly into the workbook, allowing him or her to trace progress over the course of treatment, monitor behaviour and record step-by-step improvement. Ideal for the sufferer to work through alone or with guided assistance, Overcoming Bulimia and Binge-eating Self Help Manual is a complete, step-by-step treatment guide.
OVEREATING/BINGE EATING
Overcoming Binge Eating
Fairburn C G (1995)
The Guilford Press
The book is organised to address two separate but independent goals:
- Part I presents the most current scientifically based facts about binge eating problems.
- Part II is a self-help manual founded on the most effective treatment for binge eating problems.
- It is an authoritative and accessible book which provides all the information needed to both understand binge eating disorder and bring it under control.
Beyond Dieting
Ciliska, D (1990)
Brunner/Mazel
How to escape from the repeated patterns of dieting.
The Forbidden Body - Why Being Fat is not a Sin
Bovey S (1994)
Pandora Publishing
The first edition of this book was published as a feminist title but the author states that she has since learnt that fat is not a feminist issue. The book deals with the stigmatisation of overweight people by the media, the general public and health care professionals.
ASSERTIVENESS
A Woman in Your Own Right
Dickson A (1989) 2nd Edition
Quartet Books
Ann Dickson is a British psychologist with experience in assertiveness training and sexual counselling. She has written an extremely helpful guide concerning how to express yourself freely, how to be assertive and how to raise your self-value. The book provides numerous examples and is illustrated.
FEMALE SEXUALITY
The Mirror Within
Dickson A (1989)
Quartet Books
This book addresses sexuality in a sensitive fashion and is one of the most comprehensive and non-threatening guides available.
Becoming Orgasmic: A Sexual and Personal Growth Programme for Women
Heiman, J and LoPiccolo, J (1988)
RELATIONSHIPS
The Dance of Intimacy
Lerner, H (1989)
The Dance of Anger: Womens Guide to Changing the Pattern of Intimate Relationships
Lerner, H (1990)
GENERAL SELF-HELP
The Feeling Good Handbook
Burns D D (1990)
Plume/Penguin
Positively reported by users and clinicians, provides clear and practical guidelines for dealing with fears, anxieties and communication problems.
Reinventing Your Life
Young J E & Klosko J S (1994)
Plume/Penguin
A powerful book attempting to help people escape from destructive patterns of thinking and behaving. This book is particularly helpful for people whose difficulties stem from childhood issues, and for those long-standing problems.
Fat is a Feminist Issue
Orbach, S (1979)
Arrow
"Fat is a Feminist Issue is an anti-diet book". Susie Orbach's self-help manual explains how women can "liberate themselves from feelings of guilt and shame about food and fatness".
Mind over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way you Think
Greenberger D & Padesky, C A (1995)
The Guilford Press
Positively recommended by users as an effective tool in the process of making positive life changes, through challenging negative thinking patterns and changing unhelpful behaviours. Helpful for depression, anxiety, and guilt and shame based difficulties.
Manage your Mind
Butler G & Hope T (1998)
Oxford University Press
Drawing on up-to-date and effective techniques, Gillian Butler and Tony Hope explain seven strategies to help you keep mentally fit, and show you how to tackle the problems and challenges faced in everyday life.
Overcoming Low Self-Esteem
Fennell M (1999)
Robinson: London
"Overcoming Low Self-Esteem" is a self-help manual written for those who want to understand more about self-esteem, and the vicious cycle of negative self-image. It will help the reader to learn the art of self-acceptance using cognitive-behavioural techniques.
The Body Image Workshop
Cash T F (1997)
New harbinger Publications
An 8 step programme for learning to like your looks.
Breaking Free: Help for survivors of child sexual abuse
Ainscough C and Toon K (1998)
Sheldon Press
Help for survivors of Child Sex Abuse
Emotional Alchemy: How the mind can heal the heart