This book describes a novel therapy for obesity that associates the traditional procedures of weight-loss lifestyle modification with specific, individualized cognitive behavioral procedures to address some obstacles that have been indicated by recent research to influence weight loss and maintenance.

The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity (CBT-OB) can be used to treat all classes of obesity, including patients with severe comorbidities and disability associated with obesity, who are not usually included in traditional weight-loss lifestyle modification treatments.

The book describes the treatment program in detail, and with numerous clinical vignettes. It also discusses involving significant others in the change process and adapting the CBT-OB for patients with severe obesity, binge-eating disorder, medical and psychiatric comorbidity, and treated with weight-loss drugs or bariatric surgery. Lastly, a chapter is dedicated to the use of digital technology with CBT-OB in order to help patients monitor their food intake and physical activity and to addressing obstacles in real time.

Thanks to the description of how to apply the latest, evidence-based CBT-OB to real world settings, this volume is a valuable useful tool for all specialists - endocrinologists, nutritionists, dietitians, psychologists, psychiatrists - who deal with obesity and eating disorders.

CBT-OB: an overview

Assessing and preparing patient for CBT-OB
Module 1 - Monitoring food intake, physical activity and body weight
Module 2. Changing eating style
Module 3. Developing an active lifestyle
Module 4. Addressing obstacles to weight loss
Module 5. Addressing weight-loss and primary goals
Module 6. Addressing obstacles to weight maintenance
Family (or significant others) involvement
Adaptations for intensive levels of care
Adaptations for patients with binge-eating disorders
Combining CBT-OB with drugs and bariatric surgery
CBT-OB and digital technology
Appendix: The Monitoring Record
The individualized Formulation
The Weight-Loss Obstacles Questionnaire
The Weight-Maintenance Obstacles Questionnaire.