Effective weight loss : an acceptance-based behavioral approach, clinician guide /

"The obesity epidemic is one of the most serious public health threats confronting the nation and the world. The majority of overweight individuals want to lose weight, but the overall success of self-administered diets and commercial weight loss programs is very poor. Scientific findings sugge...

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Main Authors: Forman, Evan M. (Author)
Group Author: Butryn, Meghan L.
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: [2016]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Treatments that work
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Summary: "The obesity epidemic is one of the most serious public health threats confronting the nation and the world. The majority of overweight individuals want to lose weight, but the overall success of self-administered diets and commercial weight loss programs is very poor. Scientific findings suggest that the problem boils down to adherence. The dietary and physical activity recommendations that weight loss programs promote are effective; however, people have difficulty initiating and maintaining changes. Effective Weight Loss presents 25 detailed sessions of an empirically supported, cognitive-behavioral treatment package called Acceptance-Based Behavioral Treatment (ABT). The foundation of this approach is comprised of the nutritional, physical activity, and behavioral components of the most successful, gold-standard behavioral weight loss programs. These components are synthesized with acceptance, willingness, behavioral commitment, motivation, and relapse prevention strategies drawn from a range of therapies. ABT is based on the idea that specialized self-control skills are necessary for weight control, given our innate desire to consume delicious foods and to conserve energy by avoiding physical activity. These self-control skills revolve around a willingness to choose behaviors that may be perceived as uncomfortable, for the sake of a more valuable objective. The Clinician Guide is geared towards helping administer treatment, and the companion Workbook provides summaries of session content, exercises, worksheets, handouts, and assignments for patients and clients receiving the treatment. The books will appeal to psychologists, primary care physicians, nutritionists, dieticians, and other clinicians who counsel the overweight."--
"Effective Weight Loss presents 25 detailed sessions of an empirically supported, cognitive-behavioral treatment package called Acceptance-Based Behavioral Treatment (ABT). The Clinician Guide is geared towards helping administer treatment, and the companion Workbook provides summaries of session content, exercises, worksheets, handouts, and assignments for patients and clients receiving the treatment"--
Carrier Form: xl, 255 pages ; 26 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-255).
ISBN: 9780190232009
0190232005
Index Number: RM222
CLC: R395.1
R151
R161
Call Number: R161/F724
Contents: Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction and Principles of Treatment -- Chapter 1: Session 1: Welcome -- Chapter 2: Session 2: Calorie Cutting Keys -- Chapter 3: Session 3: Goal Setting, and Weighing and Measuring -- Chapter 4: Session 4: Labels, Planning, and Calorie Accounting -- Chapter 5: Session 5: Control What You Can, Accept What You Can't; the Home Food Environment -- Chapter 6: Session 6: Physical Activity and Willingness (Part 1) -- Chapter 7: Session 7: Willingness (Part 2) and Values -- Chapter 8: Session 8: Forming Good Habits/Flexibility -- Chapter 9: Session 9: Restaurant Eating/Handling Weekends and Special Occasions -- Chapter 10: Session 10: Barriers to Living a Valued Life -- Chapter 11: Session 11: Friends and Family -- Chapter 12: Session 12: Introduction to Defusion and Urge Surfing -- Chapter 13: Session 13: Strategies to Help Defuse and Increase Willingness -- Chapter 14: Session 14: Review of Dietary Principles, Mindless Eating, and Portion Sizes -- Chapter 15: Session 15: Mindful Decision-Making -- Chapter 16: Session 16: Transitioning to Bi-Weekly Meetings -- Chapter 17: Session 17: Maintaining Losses over the Long Term -- Chapter 18: Session 18: Willingness and Reducing Barriers to Physical Activity -- Chapter 19: Session 19: Committed Action -- Chapter 20: Session 20: Emotional Eating -- Chapter 21: Session 21: Lapse vs. Relapse/Reversing Small Weight Gains -- Chapter 22: Session 22: Revisiting Commitment/Transition to Monthly/Bi-Monthly Meetings -- Chapter 23: Session 23: Maintaining Motivation -- Chapter 24: Session 24: Looking Ahead -- Chapter 25: Session 25: Celebrating Accomplishments -- Appendix 1: Weight and Lifestyle Inventory (WALI) -- Certificate of Completion -- References.