- Hardcover: 247 pages
- Publisher: Guilford Press; 1 edition (11 May 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0898629616
- ISBN-13: 978-0898629613
- Product Dimensions: 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,579,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Fairburn's broad, popular text... provides a concise discussion on related research, information and methods for controlling the behaviour of food bingers. The author has managed to intermix all the key issues throughout the text, thus providing consistent and relevant information." - John Thain, Nursing Standrard, August 2005
"This book is exceptional and can be used as a form of treatment, to bolster treatment, or to teach professionals about those who struggle with binge eating problems. Clearly this book is the culmination of Dr. Fairburn's years of Center for Eating and Weight Disorders" - Denise E. Wifley, Co-Director, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, USA
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Winner of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Self-Help Seal of Merit!
Do you have a binge eating problem or know someone who does? This authoritative book provides all the information needed to understand binge eating and bring it under control. Whether you are working with a therapist or on your own, clear, step-by-step guidelines will show you how to:
- overcome the urge to binge
- gain control over eating behavior
- reduce the risk of relapse
- establish stable, healthy eating habits.
This unique book has been tested in controlled clinical research, and its success rate is outstanding. From a leading international expert, here is the advice, encouragement, and detailed guidance that can help you transform your relationship to food.
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IT STARTS OFF with my thinking about the food that I deny myself when I am dieting. Read the first page
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85 of 86 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book after suffering from various ED's for over 11 years. Having been through the system with no great success I had pretty much given up. This book saved my life. Reading Dr Fairburns words took away so many feelings of lonliness and isolation, this guy really knows his stuff. I would say this book is a must for anyone suffering from Eating Disorders or merely fighting the diet cycle. I have completed the self help section of this book and am now well on the road to recovery. I keep this book with me at all times. If you have an ED, please read this book.
39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book in desperation when I was completely unable to control my eating. A month later I am (usually!) eating 3 regular meals and 3 small snacks a day.
I was impressed that what is in the book is based on real research. The author doesn't make any miraculous claims but is realistic about what is achievable.
The programme Fairburn sets out is easy to understand and starts small eg just record what you're eating & how you're feeling, then progresses so over time you learn how to deal with the urge to binge.
I think one of the other reviews says this is a 12 step programme - this makes it sound like Overeaters Anonymous, which is misleading. The author does not recommend abstaining from any specific foods, and the steps are not similar to OA - and there aren't 12 of them!
If you need help to sort out your overeating then I would say for a few quid this book is definitely worth a try.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After two year of therapy my eating disorder was really getting me down. My eating was still uncontrollable and I was sick of living my life in this way, so I decided to buy this book in a desperate bid to get over it.
I have to say I was amazed at how quickly I managed to follow the guidelines, although I was very determined for it to work. You have to be prepared to put the effort in but I can now say that my eating is pretty normal.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is suffering with a binge eating disorder or even to a parent who wants to understand more about the illness. The self-help programme, demanding as it may be, is worth the effort if you really want to change. I did it so there's no reason why anyone else shouldn't be able do it as well. Good luck.
I have to say I was amazed at how quickly I managed to follow the guidelines, although I was very determined for it to work. You have to be prepared to put the effort in but I can now say that my eating is pretty normal.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is suffering with a binge eating disorder or even to a parent who wants to understand more about the illness. The self-help programme, demanding as it may be, is worth the effort if you really want to change. I did it so there's no reason why anyone else shouldn't be able do it as well. Good luck.
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A must-read for those with dysfunctional eating issues
After years of dysfunctional eating and having problems with my relationship with food, I was incredibly relieved to find such spot-on information about the troubles I have been... Read more
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Great help
Like other reviewers here, I've also got myself this book in desperation, after having more and more problems with controlling my food intake over a period of two years. Read more
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Please buy this book rather than any of the others available on the subject! This was the third book I bought, and unfortunately it had been sitting my drawer as a 'last resort'... Read more
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Men can also suffer from BED!
First off I should say that this is a really brilliant book. It's very pithy, but misses nothing out that you need to read if you are in a position of thinking you, or someone you... Read more
Published 15 months ago by D. Anderson
Does exactly what it says on the tin!!! (Well, the front cover :-)
I used (and continue to reffer back to) this book on the advise and with the support of a cognative behavioural therapist. Read more
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A lightbulb moment...
I'm only a few pages in and this book has just switched on a 'lightbulb' in me. It's describing ME! I thought I was the only person who behaved like this but it seems I'm not. Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2009 by Mrs. Amanda Causer
Intelligent, comprehensive and effective.
Tone: The tone of the book is compassionate but logical. While reading it I never felt bullied or moralised to, nor did I feel like the author was buddying up to me in the false,... Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2009 by Sophocles
Overcoming Binge Eating
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Overcoming Binge Eating will do the trick
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