Description
Supporting someone with an eating disorder is not easy. In his practical handbook, psychologist and eating disorder specialist Dr Pamela Macdonald arms you with the knowledge, understanding and skills you need to be able to help a relative or friend toward recovery. She uses the established New Maudsley Approach, an evidence-based therapy toolkit, to equip you to best help someone with an eating disorder. Dr Macdonald has personal experience of the effects that an eating disorder can have on the entire family. She will help you: Understand the thought processes that accompany an eating disorder and the effects on cognitive function, Consider your reactions to difficult situations and how you can work to respond in the most helpful way, Gain new communication techniques that can be used to navigate challenging behaviour and find strategies to tackle specific problems, Consider the effects on your mental health and look at ways to reduce your stress levels, Respond to the effect an eating disorder may have on the wider family
