Severe and Enduring Eating Disorder (SEED)
Management of Complex Presentations of Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa

‘Paul Robinson continues to address the largely unmet needs of individuals with severe and chronic eating disorders. His description of Severe and Enduring Eating Disorders is clinically compelling and should be familiar to most clinicians working in the area. His approach is broad based, comprehensive, and pluralistic in terms of theoretical perspective. Moreover, the book is full of practical information regarding patients’, families’, and clinicians’ needs. It is a significant contribution regarding this group of patients with tremendous treatment needs.’
--Dr Stephen Wonderlich, Associate Chairperson and Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Director of Clinical Research, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute

Paul Robinson (Author)

9780470062074, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 27 March 2009

184 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1 cm, 0.268 kg

'To say that this book is timely is to make an understatement. It is overdue. Paul Robinson has done the field of eating disorders – patients, carers and professionals – a major service by tackling head-on important and damaging myths about eating disorders.

'In this short book, he sets out the case against the trivialisation and relative neglect of eating disorders in general and builds the case that in particular a substantial number of people, mainly with chronic Anorexia Nervosa, have disorders that are, by any rational standard, both severe and enduring. The book describes the problems of such people and how they may be approached and at least ameliorated. It is sensible, lively, useful and thought-provoking. All clinicians involved with eating disorders should read it.
--Professor Bob Palmer, Psychiatry, University of Leicester

The book explores the clinical challenge of long-term eating disorders and examines the physical and psychological problems, family issues and difficulties in day-to-day living that patients with SEED can experience.

• Explores the clinical challenge of long-term eating disorders—often compounded by co-morbidity with depression, self-harm, OCD or psychosis
• Eating disorders can persist for many years, yet are rarely classified as ‘severe and enduring’ in the way that other disorders such as schizophrenia can be
• Introduces Severe and Enduring Eating Disorder (SEED) as a concept, and draws on detailed case histories to describe its assessment and treatment
• Examines the physical and psychological problems, family issues and difficulties in day-to-day living that patients with SEED can experience
• Discusses treatment approaches including Rehabilitation Eating Disorders Psychiatry—also covers treatment in a range of different settings

Clinical Descriptions.

About the Author.

Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]