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The majority of those with eating disorders also experience symptoms of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic reactions, and/or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The Renfrew Unified Treatment for Eating Disorders and Comorbidity was developed to help people who struggle with any type of eating disorder as well as intense emotions like anxiety, sadness, anger, and guilt.
List of contents
- PREPARING FOR TREATMENT
- Chapter 1: Eating Disorders and Emotional Disorders
- Chapter 2: About This Treatment
- Chapter 3: Recording Your Experiences: Eating, Depression, and Anxiety (EDA)
- MODULE 1: MOTIVATION AND GOALS
- Chapter 4: Motivation and Regular Eating
- Chapter 5: Regular Eating (Supplementary Session)
- MODULE 2: UNDERSTANDING EMOTION
- Chapter 6: The Natural Function of Emotions
- Chapter 7: The Three Parts of Emotions (3-Component Module)
- Chapter 8: Tracking Emotions Over Time (the "ARC")
- MODULE 3: MINDFUL EMOTION AWARENESS
- Chapter 9: Mindful Emotion Awareness
- Chapter 10: Mood Induction
- MODULE 4: COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY
- Chapter 11: Automatic Thoughts and Thinking Traps
- Chapter 12: Core Beliefs
- MODULE 5: BEHAVIORAL FLEXIBILITY
- Chapter 13: Countering Avoidant Behaviors
- Chapter 14: Countering Emotion-Driven Behaviors
- MODULE 6: CONFRONTING PHYSICAL SENSATIONS
- Chapter 15: Interoceptive Exposures
- MODULE 7: EMOTION EXPOSURES
- Chapter 16: Skills for Emotion Exposures
- RELAPSE PREVENTION
- Chapter 17: Continuing Progress Into the Future
About the author
Heather Thompson-Brenner, PhD, FAED is clinical psychologist in private practice and research consultant to The Renfrew Centers and to Cambridge Biotherapies.
Melanie Smith, PhD, LMHC, CEDS-S is Director of Training for The Renfrew Centers.
Gayle E. Brooks, PhD, CEDS-S is Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer for The Renfrew Centers.
Hallie Espel-Huynh, PhD is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center at Brown University.
Dee Ross Franklin, MA is a predoctoral Intern at the Neurobehavioral Institute.
James Boswell, PhD is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University at Albany, State University of New York.
Summary
The majority of those with eating disorders also experience symptoms of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic reactions, and/or obsessive-compulsive disorder. The Renfrew Unified Treatment for Eating Disorders and Comorbidity was developed to help people who struggle with any type of eating disorder as well as intense emotions like anxiety, sadness, anger, and guilt.
