The Renfrew Unified Treatment for Eating Disorders and Comorbidity

The majority of individuals who suffer from severe eating disorders also experience symptoms of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic reactions, and/or obsessive-compulsive disorders. Unfortunately, most empirically supported treatments for eating disorders fail to adequately account for such comorbidities.The Renfrew Unified Treatment for Eating Disorders and Comorbidity was developed to help practitioners serve individuals who struggle with any type of eating disorder as well as intense emotions like anxiety, sadness, anger, and guilt. This Therapist Guide provides guidance on a unified set of interventions that can address both eating issues and co-occurring emotional disorders using the same set of tools. The guide includes direction for use in both individual and group settings, as well as case studies describing the experiences of patients with a diverse set of symptoms, demographics, and backgrounds. Components of the treatment are intended to help identify and explain how eating and emotional issues interact, to address automatic and core thoughts, to change patterns of behavior, and to develop new flexibility and capacity in areas of life that have been affected. The guide also includes instruction on how to provide unified exposure therapy for co-occurring problems. The Renfrew Unified Treatment for Eating Disorders and Comorbidity is based largely on common principles found in existing empirically supported psychological treatments, and has been tested in extensive research summarized in this book.

PREPARING FOR TREATMENTChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: How To Use This ManualChapter 3: Therapist Materials For Preparing For TreatmentMODULE 1: MOTIVATION AND GOALSChapter 4: Therapist Materials For Motivation And Regular EatingChapter 5: Therapist Materials For Regular Eating (Supplementary Session)MODULE 2: UNDERSTANDING EMOTIONChapter 6: Therapist Materials For The Natural Function Of EmotionsChapter 7: Therapist Materials For The Three Parts Of Emotions (3-Component Model)Chapter 8: Therapist Materials For Tracking Emotions Over Time (The ?Arc?)MODULE 3: MINDFUL EMOTION AWARENESSChapter 9: Therapist Materials For Mindful Emotion AwarenessChapter 10: Therapist Materials For Mood InductionMODULE 4: COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITYChapter 11: Therapist Materials For Automatic Thoughts And Thinking TrapsChapter 12: Therapist Materials For Core BeliefsMODULE 5: BEHAVIORAL FLEXIBILITYChapter 13: Therapist Materials For Countering Avoidant BehaviorsChapter 14: Therapist Materials For Countering Emotion-Driven BehaviorsMODULE 6: CONFRONTING PHYSICAL SENSATIONSChapter 15: Therapist Materials For Interoceptive ExposuresMODULE 7: EMOTION EXPOSURESChapter 16: Therapist Materials For Skills For Emotion ExposuresRELAPSE PREVENTIONChapter 17: Therapist Materials For Continuing Progress Into The FutureAppendix A: Client FormsAppendix B: Client WorksheetsReferences