Weight Control: A Guide for Counselors and Therapists Book

Preface

Part I: What Counselors Should Know About Energy Balance

Introduction: The Role of Counseling, by Aaron W. Altschul

Weight Norms, by Aaron M. Altschul

Psysiological Controls for Energy Balance: A Historical View, by Aaron M. Altschul

Energy Balance, by Aaron M. Altschul

The Complexity of Obesity and Its Treatment, by Aaron M. Altschul

Part II: Counseling Procedures and Issues

Overweight and Obesity: Case Histories, by Monica L.F. Baruch, Carole M. Hoage, Denise M. Montero, and Sheila A. Ramsey

Medical Assessment of the Patient with Difficulty in Weight Management, Jerry M. Earll

Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia, by Martin A. Caeser

Food Patterns for Weight Loss: Creating a workable Dichotomy by Aaron M. Altschul

Management of Eating and Exercise Behavior, by Mary Ellen Fediuk

Approaches to Weight Management, by Dodi C. Ardalan and Denise A. Montero

Compulsive Eating, by Denise A. Montero and Dodi C. Ardalan

Food as a Stressor and as a Stress Reliever: Effectively Managing Stress, by Sheila A. Ramsey

The Reality of Lapse and Relapse, by Jonathan F. Ladd

Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia: Case Histories, by Monica L.F. Baruch

Part III: Surgery and Dentistry

Surgery for Morbid Obesity, by Thomas C. Lee and Susan E. Berkow

Dental Problems Related to Bulimia, by Henry M. Mallek

Part IV: Nutrition

Introduction to Nutrition for Counselors, by Aaron Altschul

Selected Readings

Index

About the Author