Table of contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction      Professor Peter Cooper

Chapter 1         Appearance matters

Chapter 2         Have you got a body image problem?

Chapter 3         How body image problems develop

Chapter 4         What keeps a body image problem going?

Chapter 5         Setting yourself on the right course

Chapter 6         Thinking about thinking

Chapter 7         Taking action

Chapter 8         Building a new attitude towards yourself

Chapter 9         Principles in action

Chapter 10       Helping someone with a body image problem

Chapter 11       Overcoming compulsive skin-picking

Chapter 12       Special problems of disfigurement

Chapter 13       Psychological aspects of cosmetic procedures

Chapter 14       A guide to medication for body image problems

Chapter 15       Finding help

Appendix 1      Useful contacts and information; Further reading

Appendix 2     Assessment forms and progress charts

References

Index