Robinson Community Treatment of Eating Disorders

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-470-02931-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 218 Seiten, E-Book

The book is intended as a practical guide to setting up, staffingand running eating disorders services. The guidance and advicegiven is based on the experience of the eating disorder service atthe Royal Free, which does not have specialised beds, but which isnevertheless considered to offer one of the best services in theUK. Each element of the service will be considered from referral,inpatient and outpatient treatment, service evaluation andmulti-disciplinary teamworking. The book also discuss'sinnovative approaches in treatment, including an evaluation ofEmail Bulimia Therapy.
* Ties in with NICE guidelines, which highlight the need forlocal services for treating eating disorders
* Offers practical guidance on setting up a community model oftreatment and on working within a multi-disciplinary team
* Based on the Royal Free experience - their EatingDisorders Service has twice been a finalist in the Hospital DoctorTeam of the Year awards

Autoren/Hrsg.

Robinson, Paul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Author.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
Chapter 1: Establishing a Home-oriented Service.
Chapter 2: Staff.
Chapter 3: Initial Outpatient Assessment.
Chapter 4: Physical Assessment and Monitoring.
Chapter 5: Psychological Interventions.
Chapter 6: Day Care.
Chapter 7: Liaison and Outreach.
Chapter 8: Inpatient Care.
Chapter 9: Rehabilitation: Dealing with SEED.
Chapter 10: Technical and Academic Aspects.
References.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Paul Robinson is a consultant psychiatrist in eating disorders psychiatry at the Russell Unit, Royal Free Hospital, Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust. After postgraduate training in general medicine he trained in psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital, was a family therapist and conducted research into control of eating behaviour at the institute of Psychiatry and Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. In the last eight years at the Royal Free he has built up a multidisciplinary team dedicated to the community approach to eating disorders, minimising use of inpatient care and developing safe and effective ways to provide treatment for these distressing, debilitating and at times life-threatening conditions. The team has twice been in the final of the Hospital Doctor Team of the Year Award. His present interests are the treatment of severe and enduring eating disorder (SEED), and the delivery of therapy via email, for which he reached the final of the Medical Innovations Award. He lives in North London.