Book Announcement by Judith Brisman (USA)
For more than thirty years, Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends has been an essential resource for the “silent sufferers,” those affected by a loved one’s eating disorder. In the new fourth edition of this Harper Collins title, co-authors Michele Siegel, Judith Brisman and Margot Weinshel put family and friends at the center of the treatment process, providing the latest information on the methods and practices available to facilitate the recovery process.
Other treatment manuals or self-help books propose change, but Surviving an Eating Disorder is the first to consider, from a more psychodynamic perspective, why change can be so hard for everyone involved. Drawing on case examples, this new edition explains the latest treatments and offers concrete advice and support, urging readers to care for both themselves and their relationships as they support their loved ones struggling with food and their bodies.
Michele Siegel, Ph.D. (d. 1993) was a clinical psychologist and a pioneer in the field of eating disorders whose idea it was to write Surviving an Eating Disorder.
Judith Brisman, Ph.D., CEDS is co-author of Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends. She is an editor of the journals Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Eating Disorders, is on the teaching faculty at the White Institute (NYC), and is in private practice in Manhattan. Her center EDRC served NYC for 35 years. Dr. Brisman has published and lectured extensively on the interpersonal treatment of eating disorders.
Margot Weinshel, LCSW is a clinical instructor in psychiatry at the NYU Medical Center and co-author of Couple Therapy for Infertility. She was on the faculty at the Ackerman Institute (NYC) and brought her expertise with family treatment into the writing of Surviving.
Judith Brisman
New York, NY
Email Judith Brisman
www.drjudithbrisman.com
