Counselling for Eating Disorders in Men

LIVING THERAPY SERIES For more information on other titles in this series please click here According to the Eating Disorders Association there is a general lack of recognition of eating disorders in men making it more difficult for male patients to access specialist services although clients with problems connected with over-eating under-eating and poor eating form a significant proportion of counsellors' lists. This book focuses on men whose eating patterns have generated side-effects on other aspects of their lives such as work health and family. By adopting the unique approach of the Living Therapy Series using fictitious dialogue to illustrate the person-centred approach the reader is able to experience directly the diverse and challenging issues surrounding patients. This is difficult to achieve with conventional text books. Counselling for Eating Disorders in Men provides vital insight for trainees and experienced counsellors as well as men suffering from eating disorders their friends and families. It will also be of interest to members of support organisations. 'This book is so important. Men traditionally do not want to take advice or seek help for health problems and this is even more true when there is a perceived overlap with what society portrays and indeed actively seems to promote as 'women's conditions'. Weight problems and concern over body image are portrayed by the media as exclusively female domains. Add in the myth that men don't actually care about health and you have a dangerous cocktail when it comes to eating disorders. Richard Bryant-Jefferies provides all the information required to get you from A to B when dealing with eating disorders in men.' Ian Banks in his Foreword 'Provides a great service. Highly illuminating. Different. The book is as much about the practice of person-centred counselling as it is about eating disorders in men. This is a most welcome benefit and offers a significant alternative to the simplistic formulation-treatment model so common in the area of disordered eating. Counselling for Eating Disorders in Men is an important book that will appeal to many different audiences. I welcome its contribution to this growing field.' Ewan Gillon in his Foreword