Any list of further reading will rapidly become out of date. For this reason the list below is restricted to key sources that are likely to stand the test of (some) time. Readers wanting to obtain more up-to-date information should use the Internet for this purpose. The obvious search terms will work well.

There are two main scientific journals devoted to the topic of eating disorders:

International Journal of Eating Disorders

European Eating Disorders Review

The websites of these journals are worth examining. There is also a new one, Journal of Eating Disorders. In addition, articles on eating disorders are regularly published in the leading medical, psychiatric, and psychological journals, all of which are indexed on the Internet.

There are many books on eating disorders. Below are some key reference books for professionals.

Agras, W. S. (Ed.). (2010). The Oxford handbook of eating disorders. New York: Oxford University Press.

Fairburn, C. G. (2008). Cognitive behavior therapy and eating disorders. New York: Guilford Press.

Grilo, C. M. (2006). Eating and weight disorders. New York: Psychology Press.

Grilo, C. M., & Mitchell, J. E. (Eds.). (2010). The treatment of eating disorders. New York: Guilford Press.

Le Grange, D., & Lock, J. (Eds.). (2011). Eating disorders in children and adolescents. New York: Guilford Press.

There follows sources of further information of relevance to each section of this book. The majority of the citations refer to review articles. They are not exhaustive.

THIS BOOK AND HOW TO USE IT

Fairburn, C. G., Cooper, Z., & Shafran, R. (2003). Cognitive behaviour therapy for eating disorders: A “transdiagnostic” theory and treatment. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 41, 509–528.

Fairburn, C. G., Cooper, Z., Doll, H. A., O’Connor, M. E., Bohn, K., Hawker, D. M., et al. (2009). Transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with eating disorders: A two-site trial with 60-week follow-up. American Journal of Psychiatry, 166, 311–319.

Wilson, G. T., & Zandberg, L. J. (2012). Cognitive-behavioral guided self-help for eating disorders: Effectiveness and scalability. Clinical Psychology Review, 32, 343–357.

Randomized Controlled Studies of Overcoming Binge Eating

Carter, J. C., & Fairburn, C. G. (1998). Cognitive-behavioral self-help for binge eating disorder: A controlled effectiveness study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66, 616–623.

DeBar, L., Striegel-Moore, R., Wilson, G. T., Perrin, N., Yarborough, B. J., Dickerson, J., et al. (2011). Guided self-help treatment for recurrent binge eating: Replication and extension. Psychiatric Services, 62, 367–373.

Dunn, E. C., Neighbors, C., & Larimer, M. E. (2006). Motivational enhancement therapy and self-help treatment for binge eaters. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 20, 44–52.

Ghaderi, A. (2006). Attrition and outcome in self-help treatment for bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder: A constructive replication. Eating Behaviors, 7, 300–308.

Ghaderi, A., & Scott, B. (2003). Pure and guided self-help for full and sub-threshold bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 42, 257–269.

Grilo, C. M., & Masheb, R. M. (2005). A randomized controlled comparison of guided self-help, cognitive behavioral therapy and behavioral weight loss for binge eating disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 43, 1509–1525.

Grilo, C. M., Masheb, R. M., & Salant, S. L. (2005). Cognitive behavioral therapy guided self-help and orlistat for the treatment of binge eating disorder: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Biological Psychiatry, 57, 1193–1201.

Ljotsson, B., Lundin, C., Mitsell, K., Carlbring, P., Ramklint, M., & Ghaderi, A. (2007). Remote treatment of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder: A randomized trial of Internet-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 649–661.

Loeb, K. L., Wilson, G. T., Gilbert, J. S., & Labouvie, E. (2000). Guided and unguided self-help for binge eating. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 30, 259–272.

Mitchell, J. E., Agras, S., Crow, S., Halmi, K., Fairburn, C. G., Bryson, S., et al. (2011). Stepped care and cognitive behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa: Randomised trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 198, 391–397.

Palmer, R. L., Birchall, H., McGrain, L., & Sullivan, V. (2002). Self-help for bulimic disorders: A randomized controlled trial comparing minimal guidance with face-to-face or telephone guidance. British Journal of Psychiatry, 181, 230–235.

Ramklint, M., Jeansson, M., Holmgren, S., & Ghaderi, A. (2012). Guided self-help as the first step for bulimic symptoms: Implementation of a stepped-care model with specialized psychiatry. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 45, 70–78.

Striegel-Moore, R. H., Wilson, G. T., DeBar, L., Perrin, N., Lynch, F., Rosselli, F., et al. (2010). Cognitive behavioral guided self-help for the treatment of recurrent binge eating. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78, 312–321.

Walsh, B. T., Fairburn, C. G., Mickley, D., Sysko, R., & Parides, M. K. (2004). Treatment of bulimia nervosa in a primary care setting. American Journal of Psychiatry, 161, 556–561.

Wilson, G. T., Wilfley, D. E., Agras, W. S., & Bryson, S. W. (2010). Psychological treatments for binge eating disorder. Archives of General Psychiatry, 67, 94–101.

PART I

Chapter 1

Fairburn, C. G. (2008). The transdiagnostic view and the cognitive behavioral theory. In C. G. Fairburn, Cognitive behavior therapy and eating disorders. New York: Guilford Press.

Walsh, B. T. (2011). The importance of eating behavior in eating disorders. Physiology and Behavior, 104, 525–529.

Chapter 2

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (fifth edition). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association.

Gordon, K. H., Holm-Denoma, J. M., Crosby, R. D., & Wonderlich, S. A. (2010). The classification of eating disorders. In W. S. Agras (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of eating disorders. New York: Oxford University Press.

Vander Wal, J. S. (2012). Night eating syndrome: A critical review of the literature. Clinical Psychology Review, 32, 49–59.

Wonderlich, S. A., Gordon, K. H., Mitchell, J. E., Crosby, R. D., & Engel, S. G. (2009). The validity and clinical utility of binge eating disorder. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 42, 687–705.

Chapter 3

Keel, P. K. (2010). Epidemiology and course of eating disorders. In W. S. Agras (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of eating disorders. New York: Oxford University Press.

Levine, M. P., & Smolak, L. (2010). Cultural influences on body image and the eating disorders. In W. S. Agras (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of eating disorders. New York: Oxford University Press.

Norris, M. L., Bondy, S. J., & Pinhas, L. (2011). Epidemiology of eating disorders in children and adolescents. In D. Le Grange & J. Lock (Eds.), Eating disorders in children and adolescents. New York: Guilford Press.

Woodside, D. B., Garfinkel, P. E., Lin, E., Goering, P., Kaplan, A. S., Goldbloom, D. S., et al. (2001). Comparisons of men with full or partial eating disorders, men without eating disorders, and women with eating disorders in the community. American Journal of Psychiatry, 158, 570–574.

Chapter 4

Fairburn, C. G. (2008). The transdiagnostic view and the cognitive behavioral theory. In C. G. Fairburn, Cognitive behavior therapy and eating disorders. New York: Guilford Press.

Hart, S., Abraham, S., Franklin, R. C., & Russell, J. (2011). The reasons why eating disorder patients drink. European Eating Disorder Review, 19, 121–128.

Jenkins, P. E., Hoste, R. R., Meyer, C., & Blissett, J. M. (2011). Eating disorders and quality of life: A review of the literature. Clinical Psychology Review, 31, 113–121.

Masheb, R. M., Grilo, C. M., & White, M. A. (2011). An examination of eating patterns in community women with bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 44, 616–624.

Chapter 5

Bessesen, D. H. (2011). Regulation of body weight: What is the regulated parameter? Physiology and Behavior, 104, 599–607.

Mehler, P. S., Birmingham, C. L., Crow, S. J., & Jahraus, J. P. (2010). Medical complications of eating disorders. In C. M. Grilo & J. E. Mitchell (Eds.), The treatment of eating disorders. New York: Guilford Press.

Painter, R. C., Roseboom, T. J., & Bleker, O. P. (2005). Prenatal exposure to the Dutch Famine and disease in later life: An overview. Reproductive Toxicology, 20, 345–352.

Pond, C. M. (1998). The fats of life. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.

Ravelli, A. C., van der Meulen, J. H. P., Osmond, C., Barker, D. J. P., & Bleker, O. P. (1999). Obesity at the age of 50 in men and women exposed to famine prenatally. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 70, 811–816.

Roberto, C.A., Mayer, L. E., Brickman, A. M., Baines, A., Muraskin, J., Yeung, L. K., et al. (2011). Brain tissue volume changes following weight gain in adults with anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 44, 406–411.

Roseboom, T. J., van der Meulen, J. H. P., Osmond, C., Barker, D. J., Ravelli, A. C., Schroeder-Tanka, J. M., et al. (2000). Coronary heart disease after prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine, 1944–45. Heart, 84, 595–598.

Chapter 6

Bettle, N., Bettle, O., Neumärker, U., & Neumärker, K.-J. (1998). Adolescent ballet school students: Their quest for body weight change. Psychopathology, 31, 153–159.

Clarke, T. K., Weiss, A. R. D., & Berrettini, W. H. (2012). The genetics of anorexia nervosa. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 91, 181–188.

Jacobi, C., & Fittig, E. (2010). Psychosocial risk factors for eating disorders. In W. S. Agras (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of eating disorders. New York: Oxford University Press.

Levine, M. P., & Smolak, L. (2010). Cultural influences on body image and the eating disorders. In W. S. Agras (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of eating disorders. New York: Oxford University Press.

Racine, S. E., Root, T. L., Klump, K. L., & Bulik, C. M. (2011). Environmental and genetic risk factors for eating disorders: A developmental perspective. In D. Le Grange & J. Lock (Eds.), Eating disorders in children and adolescents. New York: Guilford Press.

Ringham, R., Klump, K., Kaye, W., Stone, D., Libman, S., Stowe, S., et al. (2006). Eating disorder symptomatology among ballet dancers. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 39, 503–508.

Wade, T. D. (2010). Genetic influences on eating and eating disorders. In W. S. Agras (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of eating disorders. New York: Oxford University Press.

Chapter 7

Wilson, G. T. (2010). Eating disorders, obesity and addiction. European Eating Disorders Review, 18, 341–351.

Ziauddeen, H., Farooqi, S., & Fletcher, P. C. (2012). Obesity and the brain: How convincing is the addiction model? Nature Reviews: Neuroscience, 13, 279–286.

Chapter 8

Fairburn, C. G. (2008). Cognitive behavior therapy and eating disorders. New York: Guilford Press.

Hay, P. J., & Claudino, A. de M. (2010). Evidence-based treatment for the eating disorders. In W. S. Agras (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of eating disorders. New York: Oxford University Press.

Wilson, G. T., & Zandberg, L. J. (2012). Cognitive-behavioral guided self-help for eating disorders: Effectiveness and scalability. Clinical Psychology Review, 32, 343–357.

Further Reading