Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

By Jennifer J. Thomas and Kamryn Eddy

Book Overview

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a common eating disorder diagnosis that describes children and adults who cannot meet their nutritional needs, typically because of sensory sensitivity, fear of adverse consequences and/or apparent lack of interest in eating or food. This book is the first of its kind to offer a specialist treatment, specifically for ARFID. Developed, refined and studied in response to this urgent clinical need, this book outlines a specialiZed cognitive-behavioral treatment: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (CBT-AR). This treatment is designed for patients across all age groups, supported by real-life case examples and tools to allow clinicians to apply this new treatment in their own clinical settings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108401155
• ISBN13: 9781108401159
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.6"