Full Description
Numerous studies have shown that individuals with eating disorders (EDs) have statistically higher rates of OCD and vice versa, yet there has been no comprehensive book dedicated to their comorbidity. This clinical guide fills that gap and provides a tool for health professionals working with patients presenting with both diagnoses. This book reviews the existing literature on the comorbidity of these disorders, and the perspectives of the authors' clinical practice working with OCD and EDs. Chapters cover clinical pitfalls, assessment, and suggested treatments, detailing the overlap between both illnesses and how comorbidity changes the overall presentations. The authors provide evidence-informed clinical suggestions for existing treatments, in addition to several case study examples, to highlight ways in which to better improve care for patients. A must-read for clinicians who have either experience with or want to expand their knowledge on how to assess and treat the co-occurrence of OCD and EDs.
Contents
Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Part I. Overview of the Existing Literature: 1. Understanding eating disorders; 2. Review of eating disorder treatment; 3. Understanding obsessive-compulsive disorder; 4. Diagnostic comorbidity and phenomenological overlap of eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder; 5. Identifying common themes across treatments for eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder; 6. Identifying mechanisms of action across treatments for eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder; Part II. Clinical Pitfalls and Treatment Failures: 7. Underweight and malnourished patients; 8. Provider collaboration in eating disorder treatment; 9. Impact of eating disorder treatment on obsessive-compulsive symptoms; 10. The relationship between eating, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation in obsessive-compulsive disorder; 11. Poorly executed exposures; 12. Considerations for exposure therapy in eating disorder treatment; 13. Subclinical features as treatment barriers; Part III. Evidence-Informed Considerations for Assessment and Treatment: 14. Thorough assessment; 15. Collaborative conceptualization and treatment planning; 16. Navigating meal planning; 17. Navigating self-monitoring; 18. Navigating the scale & weighing; 19. Navigating body image; Part IV. Special Topics and Future Considerations: 20. Special topics and challenges in treatment; 21. Continued research; References; Index.
