6. The Therapeutic Use of Humor in the Treatment of Eating Disorders; or, There Is Life Even with Fat Thighs

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Acknowledgments xix
6. List of Contributors xxi
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. Medical Aspects of Anorexia and Bulimia 7
9. 2. Recovery Through Nutritional Counseling 17
10. 3. Psychiatric Consultation with Eating Disordered Patients 49
11. 4. A Family Systems Perspective on Recovery from an Eating Disorder 57
12. 5. Relationship to Food as to the World 77
13. 6. The Therapeutic Use of Humor in the Treatment of Eating Disorders; or, There Is Life Even with Fat Thighs 89
14. 7. Jodie’s Story 98
15. 8. Eating Disorders and Managed Care 107
16. 9. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Other Short-Term Approaches in the Treatment of Eating Disorders 112
17. 10. The Nurse’s Role in a Pilot Program Using a Modified Cognitive-Behavioral Approach 127
18. 11. Individual Psychotherapy: A Long Journey of Growth and Change 133
19. 12. Young Adult Women: Reflections on Recurring Themes and a Discussion of the Treatment Process and Setting 148
20. 13. Recovery 159
21. Afterword 178
22. Index 185