Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Of Obesity

This cognitive-behavioral treatment manual for obesity delineates a therapeutic model currently being evaluated in controlled reasearch at Oxford University. Th... » 

This cognitive-behavioral treatment manual for obesity delineates a therapeutic model currently being evaluated in controlled reasearch at Oxford University. The approach is specifically designed to overcome a major weakness of existing therapies: posttreatment weight regain. It detail ways to help patients achieve weight loss, but also to modify the problematic cognitions that undermine long-term weight control. The manual contains intervention guidelines, case examples, and reproducible handouts and forms. «