Table of contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Introduction: How to use this book

Prologue: A day in the life

PART ONE: A Guide to Anorexia Nervosa

1 What is Anorexia Nervosa?

2 How Anorexia Nervosa affects people physically and mentally

3 Anorexia Nervosa and other disorders

4 Anorexia Nervosa in other population groups

5 What causes Anorexia Nervosa?

6 How can Anorexia Nervosa be treated?

PART TWO: A Self-Help Manual

Introduction

Step  1:   Assessing the problem

Step  2:   Monitoring your eating

Step  3:   Challenging the way you think I:   Automatic thoughts

Step  4:   Challenging the way you think II:   Thinking errors

Step  5:   Changing your eating patterns

Step  6:   Improving your body image

Step  7:   Developing assertiveness

Step  8:   Dealing with anxiety

Step  9:   Managing your relationships

Step 10:   Coping strategies for the future

A final word

Useful books

Useful addresses

Body mass index charts

Extra monitoring sheets

Index