An authority in the eating disorder field, Dr. David M. Garner serves as president of Health Life Coaching in Arvada Colorado. In 2010, Dr. David M. Garner co-published a chapter at the Handbook of Clinical Psychology Competencies Vol. 3, named “Anorexia and Bulimia,” two of his PhD study areas.
The chapter discusses the skills required to treat eating disorders. It helps clinicians understand what to consider when helping a patient go through an eating disorder. Clinicians can encourage patients to use self-monitoring and meal planning strategies to impose regularity and structure to dietary intake.
Patients with eating disorders benefit from knowing the details of their meals in advance. Meal planning involves describing the context of eating, including time, place, and prescribing specific foods and amounts. Meal planning can help patients not overeat or under-eat.
When self-monitoring, patients must keep a log of all liquid and food consumed to understand their eating habits and points of improvement. In any case, therapists should review self-monitoring and meal planning forms each session and discuss results with the patient.
The chapter discusses the skills required to treat eating disorders. It helps clinicians understand what to consider when helping a patient go through an eating disorder. Clinicians can encourage patients to use self-monitoring and meal planning strategies to impose regularity and structure to dietary intake.
Patients with eating disorders benefit from knowing the details of their meals in advance. Meal planning involves describing the context of eating, including time, place, and prescribing specific foods and amounts. Meal planning can help patients not overeat or under-eat.
When self-monitoring, patients must keep a log of all liquid and food consumed to understand their eating habits and points of improvement. In any case, therapists should review self-monitoring and meal planning forms each session and discuss results with the patient.
