Trauma-Informed Approaches to Eating Disorders, 2nd Edition

Trauma-Informed Approaches to Eating Disorders, Second Edition, is the most comprehensive and practical book examining the relationship between trauma, dissociation, and eating disorders. This hands-on clinical guide delivers a trauma-informed phase model that promotes effective treatment for individuals with all forms of eating disorders (Eds). The second edition includes the addition of new chapters addressing the impact of a variety of contemporary issues on EDs-such as racism, LGBTQIA+ bias, COVID-19, and neurodiversity-as well as the treatment of EDs and trauma in children and teens. Case studies are also included throughout the text to illustrate these issues among all types of clients with EDs. Underscoring its effectiveness, the book describes in depth a four-phase treatment model encompassing team coordination, case formulation, and a trauma-informed, dissociation- and attachment-sensitive approach to treating EDs. Authored and edited by noted specialists in eating and other behavioral health disorders, the text examines these maladies from neurological, medical, nutritional, and psychological perspectives. Dedicated chapters address each treatment phase from a variety of orientations, ranging from eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to body-centered and creative therapies. Recognizing the potential pitfalls and traps of treatment and recovery, it also includes abundant psychoeducational tools for the client.