TABLE OF CONTENTS
Forward: Written by Dr. Craig Johnson
Chapter 1: The Conceptual Framework
The Helicopter Story
Factors Predisposing to Eating Disorders
Chapter 2: The Recovery Process
Are Eating Disorders Addictions?
The Recovery Model Graph
The Treatment Process
Phases of Nutrition Therapy
Chapter 3: Diagnosis and Assessment
Diagnosis
Current Issues Regarding Diagnosis
Assessment
Chapter 4: The Treatment Team
The Multidisciplinary Model of Treatment
The Development of a Multi-D Team
Introducing the Team
Chapter 5: The Role of the Nutrition Therapist
Nutrition Educator or Nutrition Therapist
Problems
Collaboration
Qualities Desired in a Nutrition Therapist
Special Considerations
Chapter 6: Benefits of Behaviors, Resistance to Change
The Benefits of Behaviors
The Self-Destructiveness of the Behaviors
Behavior Change
Chapter 7: Cognitive Distortions Concerning Nutrition,
Food, Weight, and Health
The Development of Distorted Thinking
Functions of Distorted Beliefs
Challenging the Distortions
Cognitive Distortions and Nutrition
Therapy
Belief Challenge Chart
Beliefs about Food, Hunger, and Weight
Form
Challenging Distorted Beliefs
Chapter 8: Weight-Related Issues
Weight Issues in Anorexia Nervosa
Weight Issues in Bulimia Nervosa
Recommendations Regarding Treatment
of Obesity Due to Compulsive Eating
Obstacles to Gaining Weight
Nutrition Therapy in Treating Weight-
Related Issues
Chapter 9: Hydration Shifts
Body Fluid Regulation
Nutrition Therapy
Chapter 10: Hunger
Response to Hunger
Perception of Hunger
The Value of Hunger
Hunger Patterns
Chapter 11: Metabolic Rate
Resting Energy Expenditure
Dieting and Metabolic Rate
Implications for People with Eating
Disorders
Normalizing Metabolic Rate
Chapter 12: Set-Point
The Relevance of Set-Point to Treatment
Set-Point Estimation Chart
Chapter 13: Food Consumption Patterns (FCPs)
Evolution of FCPs in Anorexia Nervosa
Evolution of FCPs in Bulimia Nervosa
Nutrient Deficiencies
Assessment of Food Consumption Patterns
Chapter 14: Behavior Change
Setting Goals and Objectives
Facing and Overcoming Fears
Normal Eating
Behavior Change: Anorexia Nervosa
Behavior Change: Bulimia Nervosa
Behavior Change: Compulsive Eating/
Obesity
Food Plans and Behavior Change
The Process of Designing an Individualized
Food Plan
Chapter 15: Social Eating
The Impact of Starvation on Eating Habits
The Social Eating Dilemma
Learning to Eat with Others Again
Chapter 16: Family Issues
Common Thoughts and Feelings of Family
Members
If it's Not About Food, Why Is It Called an
Eating Disorder?
When a Person Does Not Recover
Role of the Nutrition Therapist
Chapter 17: Pregnancy
Review of the Literature
Nutrition Therapy During Pregnancy
Case Examples
Chapter 18: Medical Factors by Dr. Wallace Hodges
Approach and Attitudes
Practical Definitions
Heterogeneity
Physician Responsibilities
Outcome
Mortality
Morbidity
Risk Factors
Chapter 19: Psychiatric Factors by Dr. Raymond Vath
The Complicated Physiology of Weight and
Appetite Control
Psychiatric Illnesses Often Seen in
Patients with Eating Disorders
Case Study
Chapter 20: Indicators of Recovery
Psychological, Relational, & Emotional
Indicators
Chapter 21: The Challenge of Recovery
Outcome Studies: Anorexia Nervosa
Outcome Studies: Bulimia Nervosa
The Individual's Commitment to Recovery
Thoughts and Comments by Recovered
People
Chapter 22: Epilogue