Self-Harm Behavior and Eating Disorders: Dynamics, Assessment, and Treatment

by Levitt, Ph.D.,John L.

• ISBN13: 9780415946988
• ISBN10: 0415946980
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-04
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The number of eating disorders patients presenting with symptoms of self-harm is growing quickly, and yet there is surprisingly little known about this unique population.Self-Harm Behavior and Eating Disordersexplores the prevalent but largely uncharted relationship between self-injury behaviors and eating disorders symptoms. In the first major book to focus on this area, a renowned group of international scholars and practitioners addresses the subject from a variety of theoretical and practical perspectives. The book is categorized into sections covering epidemiology, psychodynamics, assessment, and a final section covering potential treatment options, including dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive therapy, interventions strategies, group therapy, and pharmacological approaches. This unrivaled collection of case studies, theoretical exploration, and practical application forms a benchmark for the field, and offers a stepping-stone for new research and innovative treatment strategies. In anarea with little available information, previously spread out among diffuse sources, this volume represents the state-of-the-field resource for anyone working with complex eating disorders patients.

Table of Contents

Inside My Wounds	ix
M.M.
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	xv
Epidemiology
1 The Prevalence of Self-Harm Behavior among Those with Eating Disorders	3	(12)
RANDY A. SANSONE AND JOHN L. LEVITT
2 Dying to Live: Eating Disorders and Self-Harm Behavior in a Cultural Context	15	(16)
MERVAT NASSER
Psychodynamics
3 Impulsive and Compulsive Self-Injurious Behavior and Eating Disorders: An Epidemiological Study	31	(14)
ANGELA FAVARO, SILVIA FERRARA, AND PAOLO SANTONASTASO
4 Self-Harm and Suicide Attempts in Bulimia Nervosa	45	(16)
CHARLES B. ANDERSON AND CYNTHIA M. BULIK
5 Borderline Personality Disorder: Self-Harm and Eating Disorders	61	(14)
RANDY A. SANSONE, LORI A. SANSONE, AND JOHN L. LEVITT
6 Feminist Perspectives on Self-Harm Behavior and Eating Disorders	75	(18)
BETH HARTMAN MCGILLEY
Assessment
7 Assessment Tools: Eating Disorder Symptoms and Self-Harm Behavior	93	(12)
RANDY A. SANSONE AND LORI A. SANSONE
8 An Assessment Tool for Self-Injury: The Self-Injury Self-Report Inventory (SISRI)	105	(16)
K.R. JUZWIN
Treatment
9 An Overview of Psychotherapy Strategies for the Management of Self-Harm Behavior	121	(14)
RANDY A. SANSONE, JOHN L. LEVITT, AND LORI A. SANSONE
10 Therapy-Related Assessment of Self-Harming Behavior in Patients with Eating Disorders: A Case Illustration	135	(12)
LAURENCE CLAES, WALTER VANDEREYCKEN, AND HANS VERTOMMEN
11 Dialectical Behavior Therapy Strategies in the Management of Self-Harm Behavior in Patients with Eating Disorders	147	(16)
ELIZABETH BLOCHER MCCABE AND MARSHA D. MARCUS
12 An Integrative Cognitive Therapy Approach to the Treatment of Multi-Impulsive Bulimia Nervosa	163	(12)
TRICIA COOK MYERS, STEPHEN WONDERLICH, MARGO NORTON, AND ROSS D. CROSBY
13 Eclectic Treatment of Eating Disorders and Self-Injury: A Case Illustration	175	(20)
MONIKA OSTROFF
14 Interventions and Strategies for Families and Friends of the Self-Harming Patient with an Eating Disorder	195	(16)
CAROLYN COSTIN
15 A Self-Regulatory Approach to the Treatment of Eating Disorders and Self-Injury	211	(18)
JOHN L. LEVITT
16 Group Therapy Approaches to the Treatment of Eating Disorders and Self-Injury	229	(16)
JOHN L. LEVITT AND RANDY A. SANSONE
17 Psychotropic Medications, Self-Harm Behavior, and Eating Disorders	245	(14)
RANDY A. SANSONE, JOHN L. LEVITT, AND LORI A. SANSONE
Contributors	259	(4)
Index	263