Author Description

About the Author W. Stewart Agras received his medical degree from University College, London University, UK, and has published over 300 articles and chapters. He is currently Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and Director of the Psychiatry Outpatient Clinics. In addition, he isthe Director of the Behavioral Medicine Program at Stanford. He is a Past President of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT) and of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, and he has been a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences on two occasions. Hisresearch has focused primarily on eating disorders, including epidemiologic, laboratory, and clinical outcome studies, with the aim of advancing knowledge and treatment of the eating disorders. Robin F. Apple completed her PhD at the University of California, Los Angeles, and her postdoctoral fellowship at the Oregon Health Sciences University. Since 1993, she has been on staff in the Behavioral Medicine Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Apple hasparticipated in a multi-center study investigating the effectiveness of interpersonal and cognitive-behavioral therapies for the treatment of Bulimia Nervosa. She has also taken part in numerous other clinical experiences, as well as teaching and writing projects, which focus on the treatment ofbulimia and binge-eating disorder and the match between patient and therapy model Product Description Patients are guided to objectively observe their own eating patterns, including contexts in which problematic eating takes place. Through careful education, patients are guided toward normalizing their eating patterns as a way of breaking the deprivation/ binge cycle. Alternative pleasurable activities to problematic eating are explored. Patients are encouraged to explore problematic thoughts associated with bingeing and purging and taught to challenge these thoughts. Monitoring Forms for use with Bulimia to accompany Client Workbook for Overcoming Eating Disorders (ISBN 0-19-518677-X). Sold in bundles of 3 pads of forms.