Overcoming Binge Eating: The Proven Program to Learn Why You Binge and How You Can Stop

Overcoming Binge Eating: The Proven Program to Learn Why You Binge and How You Can Stop

by Christopher G . Fairburn (Author)

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Winner of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Self-Help Seal of Merit!

Do you have a binge eating problem or know someone who does? This authoritative book provides all the information needed to understand binge eating and bring it under control. Whether you are working with a therapist or on your own, clear, step-by-step guidelines will show you how to:

  • overcome the urge to binge
  • gain control over eating behavior
  • reduce the risk of relapse
  • establish stable, healthy eating habits.

This unique book has been tested in controlled clinical research, and its success rate is outstanding. From a leading international expert, here is the advice, encouragement, and detailed guidance that can help you transform your relationship to food.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 247
Edition: 1
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 26 Sep 1995

ISBN 10: 0898621798
ISBN 13: 9780898621792

Media Reviews

Fairburn's broad, popular text... provides a concise discussion on related research, information and methods for controlling the behaviour of food bingers. The author has managed to intermix all the key issues throughout the text, thus providing consistent and relevant information. - John Thain, Nursing Standrard, August 2005

This book is exceptional and can be used as a form of treatment, to bolster treatment, or to teach professionals about those who struggle with binge eating problems. Clearly this book is the culmination of Dr. Fairburn's years of Center for Eating and Weight Disorders - Denise E. Wifley, Co-Director, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, USA

Author Bio
Christopher G. Fairburn, D.M., F.R.C.Psych., is Wellcome Trust Senior Lecturer and Honorary Clinical Reader in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. He is a well-known international authority on eating disorders with research programs in Britain and the United States. His main research interests are in the etiology of these disorders and in the development and evaluation of methods for treating them.