Trauma-Informed Approaches to Eating Disorders

Delivers a proven treatment model for clinicians in all orientations This unique, hands-on clinical guide examines the significant relationship between trauma, dissociation, and eating disorders and delivers a trauma-informed phase model that facilitates effective treatment of individuals with all forms of eating disorders. It describes, step-by-step, a four-phase treatment model encompassing team coordination, case formulation, and a trauma-informed, dissociation- and attachment-sensitive approach to treating eating disorders. Edited by noted specialists in eating and other behavioral health disorders, Trauma-Informed Approaches to Eating Disorders examines eating disorders from neurological, medical, nutritional, and psychological perspectives. Dedicated chapters address each treatment phase from a variety of orientations, ranging from EMDR and CBT to body-centered and creative therapies. The book also reveals the effectiveness of a multifaceted, phase model approach. Recognizing the potential pitfalls and traps of treatment and recovery, it also includes abundant psychoeducational tools for the client. KEY FEATURES: Examines eating disorders from neurological, medical, nutritional, and psychological perspectives Highlights the relationship between trauma, dissociation, and eating disorders Maps out a proven, trauma-informed, four-phase model for approaching trauma treatment in general and eating disorders specifically Elucidates the approach from the perspectives of EMDR therapy, ego state therapy, somatosensory therapy, trauma-focused CBT, and many others Provides abundant psychoeducational tools for the client to deal with triggers and setbacks Offers the knowledge and expertise of over 20 international researchers, medical professionals, and clinicians

Table of Contents:
Contents Contributors Foreword by Michael P. Levine, PhD Preface Acknowledgments Introducing Our Terms SECTION ONE: OVERVIEW AND RECOGNIZING THE TERRITORY 1. The Many Faces of Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa (AN), Bulimia Nervosa (BN), Binge Eating Disorder (BED), Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED), Bulimarexia, and Orthorexia Maria Zaccagnino, Martina Cussino, Chiara Callerame, and Cristina Civilotti 2. Trauma and Eating Disorders: The State of the Art Johan Vanderlinden and Giovanni Luca Palmisano SECTION TWO: TRAUMA TREATMENT IN EATING DISORDERS: A COMPLEX AFFAIR 3. Recognizing the Territory: The Interaction of Trauma, Attachment Injury, and Dissociation in Treating Eating Disorders Holly A. Finlay 4. The Centrality of Presence and the Therapeutic Relationship in Eating Disorders Carolyn Costin SECTION THREE: BRAIN, BODY, AND EATING DISORDERS 5. The Neurobiology of Trauma and Eating Disorders Rayane Chami and Janet Treasure 6. What Doctors, Dietitians, and Nutritionists Need to Know Edward P. Tyson and Carolyn Hodges Chaffee SECTION FOUR: THE PHASE MODEL—PHASES I AND II 7. Assessing “Trauma-Driven Eating Disorders”: A Road Map Through the Maze Pam Virdi and Jackie Nicholls 8. The Preparation Phase Andrew Seubert 9. Discovering the Power of Movement: Dance/Movement Therapy in the Treatment of Eating Disorders and Trauma Susan Kleinman 10. The Courage to Feel: Eating Disorders and the Case for Emotions Andrew Seubert 11. Neurofeedback and the Eating Disordered Brain Amelia McGinnis SECTION FIVE: APPROACHES TO TRAUMA PROCESSING AND EATING DISORDERS—PHASE III 12. Interpersonal/Relational Psychodynamic Treatment of Eating Disorders Jean Petrucelli 13. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) DaLene Forester 14. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Eating Disorders Irene Rovira 15. Ego State/Parts Work in the Treatment of Eating Disorders Andrew Seubert and Robin Shapiro 16. IFS (Internal Family Systems) and Eating Disorders: The Healing Power of Self-Energy Jeanne Catanzaro, Elizabeth Doyne, and Katie Thompson 17. Structural Dissociation in the Treatment of Trauma and Eating Disorders Kathleen M. Martin 18. Second Helpings: AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy) in the Treatment of Trauma and Eating Disorders Natasha C.N. Prenn and Jessica K. Slatus 19. Eating Disorders and Hypnosis G. Trevor Hadfield 20. Energy Psychology in the Treatment of Eating Disorders Phil Mollon 21. Somatic Experiencing: The Body as the Missing Link in Eating Disorder Treatment Paula Scatoloni 22. Boats and Sharks: A Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Approach to the Treatment of Eating Disorders and Trauma Rachel Lewis-Marlow 23. Art Therapy: Images of Recovery Deborah A. Good and Cynthia “Cyd” Davis-Hubler SECTION SIX: PHASE IV—RELAPSE PREVENTION, REEVALUATION, AND INTEGRATION 24. Recovery and Beyond: Dealing With Triggers and Setbacks Marnie Davis and Joslyn P. Smith 25. Trauma-Informed Approaches to Body Image Disturbance: A Historical Review for a Holistic Future Madeline Altabe 26. Finding Self Again: The Dismantling of Eating Disorder and Trauma Identity Michael E. Berrett, Sabree A. Crowton, and P. Scott Richards Afterword Index

About the Author :
Andrew Seubert, NCC, LMHC, is the cofounder of ClearPath Healing Arts Center in Corning and Burdett, New York. A licensed psychotherapist for 40 years, he has an extensive background in existential-Gestalt Therapy and in music therapy, and provides eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) consultation and training for clinicians. Andrew specializes in working with trauma, posttraumatic stress, eating disorders, and the integration of spirituality and psychotherapy. Pam Virdi, MEd, RMN, CPN, is an accredited EMDR consultant, integrative psychotherapist, lecturer, and supervisor who now works full-time in private practice with adults, couples, and young people in Birmingham, UK. She specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, complex trauma, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She is an accredited member of The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and EMDR Europe. Originally trained as a psychiatric nurse, Pam has devoted the last 24 years to the National Health Service (UK) as a specialist psychotherapist and trainer in an eating disorder service in Birmingham.

Review :
For those of us treating or experiencing eating disorders, the gap between research and practice has been a deep dark hole, into which many “cases” have fallen. When trauma - be it relational, emotional, physical, or sexual - is added to the history, this gap is deeper and more daunting than most of us are prepared for, regardless of the breadth of our clinical experience and training, our dedication, and our desire to help our patients. The fields of eating disorders and trauma have desperately needed a book like Trauma-Informed Approaches to Eating Disorders, edited by Andrew Seubert and Pam Virdi. In this volume of 26 chapters by 40 experts versed in trauma and eating disorders, they have created a treasure chest for anyone in the trenches of the combination of these disorders. After explaining the complexity of eating disorders, their intersection with trauma and attachment issues, chapters explain the neurobiology of both conditions, as well as providing information and a clinical framework for medical and nutritional personnel to guide their understanding and interventions. The ensuing chapters provide in depth descriptions of the most recent cutting-edge treatment approaches to complex eating disorders and trauma, including the most up to date research associated with these. The final section examines relapse prevention, approaches to body image, and the importance of spirituality in the ongoing recovery process. If I were in charge of the training of eating disorder and trauma professionals, this exhaustive, thought provoking volume would be mandated reading. By far the most comprehensive and practical text on treating Eating Disorders that I have ever seen. Covers many therapy approaches in useful detail. A "must have" book for ED therapists. Specializing in both trauma and disordered eating, I purchased Trauma-Informed Approaches to Eating Disorders as soon as it was released, and I have not stopped recommending it to other clinicians. This book offers a comprehensive, evidence-based, multi-faceted perspective to the etiology, neurobiology, cultural factors, and treatment of disordered eating. Trauma-informed clinicians who work with disordered eating at any level will want this on their shelves for years to come!