10. Implications for Treatment

  1. Bryan Lask1,2,3,
  2. Ian Frampton1,4
  1. Camilla Lindvall1,
  2. Bryan Lask1,2,3

Published Online: 10 JUL 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781119998402.ch10

Book Title

Eating Disorders and the Brain

Eating Disorders and the Brain

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How to Cite

Lindvall, C. and Lask, B. (2011) Implications for Treatment, in Eating Disorders and the Brain (eds B. Lask and I. Frampton), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781119998402.ch10

Editor Information

  1. 1

    Regional Eating Disorders Service, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo Universitetssykehus HF, Ullevål, Bygg 37, 0407 Oslo, Norway

  2. 2

    Ellern Mede Service for Eating Disorders, 31 Totteridge Common, London, N20 8LR, UK

  3. 3

    Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, WC1N 3JH, UK

  4. 4

    College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QG, UK

Author Information

  1. 1

    Regional Eating Disorders Service, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo Universitetssykehus HF, Ullevål, Bygg 37, 0407 Oslo, Norway

  2. 2

    Ellern Mede Service for Eating Disorders, 31 Totteridge Common, London, N20 8LR, UK

  3. 3

    Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, WC1N 3JH, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 10 JUL 2011
  2. Published Print: 26 AUG 2011

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470670033

Online ISBN: 9781119998402

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Keywords:

  • treatment implications;
  • neuroscience of eating disorders - mysterious, complex and irrelevant to treatment;
  • medication, and a novel approach - remediating neurocognitive deficits;
  • eating disorders - among the most misunderstood of all illnesses;
  • psychopharmacology - treatment of eating disorder; comorbidity and relief of distress;
  • psychopharmacology, better established - in bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge-eating disorder (BED);
  • distress relief scenario - intense anxiety at mealtimes, use of anxiolytics;
  • psychological treatment, brain lesions - remediating power of cognitive training;
  • three exercises to ‘seeing the bigger picture’ - Geometric Figures, Optical Illusions and Summarising;
  • enhancing visuospatial abilities - CRT tasks, visuospatial abilities, patient's ability in recognising different objects

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Psychopharmacology

  • The educational context

  • Psychological treatment

  • Conclusion

  • References

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