Handbook of Obesity Treatment

The leading clinical reference work in the field--now significantly revised with 85% new material--this handbook gives practitioners and students a comprehensive understanding of the causes, consequences, and management of adult and childhood obesity. In concise, extensively referenced chapters from preeminent authorities, the Handbook presents foundational knowledge and reviews evidence-based psychosocial and lifestyle interventions as well as pharmacological and surgical treatments. It provides guidelines for conducting psychosocial and medical assessments and for developing individualized treatment plans. The effects of obesity--and of weight loss--on physical and psychological well-being are reviewed, as are strategies for helping patients maintain their weight loss.

New to This Edition
*Many new authors and topics; extensively revised and expanded with over 15 years of research and clinical advances, including breakthroughs in understanding the biological regulation of appetite and body weight.
*Section on contributors to obesity, with new chapters on food choices, physical activity, sleep, and psychosocial and environmental factors.
*Chapters on novel treatments for adults--acceptance and commitment therapy, motivational interviewing, digitally based interventions, behavioral economics, community-based programs, and nonsurgical devices.
*Chapters on novel treatments for children and adolescents--school-based preventive interventions, family-based behavioral weight loss treatment, and bariatric surgery.
*Chapters on the gut microbiome, the emerging field of obesity medicine, reimbursement for weight loss therapies, and managing co-occurring eating disorders and obesity.

Thomas A. Wadden, PhD, is the Albert J. Stunkard Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. He also is Visiting Professor of Psychology at Haverford College. Dr. Wadden's research and over 400 scientific publications focus on the treatment of obesity by methods including diet, physical activity, behavior therapy, medication, and surgery. He also investigates the health and psychosocial consequences of intentional weight loss. Dr. Wadden is past president of the Obesity Society and has served on numerous panels of the National Institutes of Health. He is a recipient of honors including the TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Research Achievement Award from the Obesity Society and mentoring awards from the Perelman School of Medicine and the Obesity Society.
 
George A. Bray, MD, is Boyd Professor Emeritus at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University; Professor of Medicine Emeritus at the Louisiana State University Medical Center; and Visiting Scientist at the Children’s Hospital of Oakland Research Institute. With over 2000 scientific publications, Dr. Bray has conducted influential research on the causes of obesity, dietary approaches to the prevention of hypertension and diabetes, and dietary approaches to weight loss. He is a Master in the American College of Physicians, the American College of Endocrinology, and the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Other honors include the Lifetime Achievement Award from the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, induction into the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars, and the Presidential Medal from the Obesity Society.

I. Prevalence, Consequences, and Etiology of Obesity
1. Epidemiology and Health and Economic Consequences of Obesity, Graham A. Colditz and Hank Dart
2. Gut-to-Brain Mechanisms of Body Weight Regulation, Matthew R. Hayes
3. Energy Expenditure and Obesity, Kara L. Marlatt and Eric Ravussin
4. Genetics of Obesity, I. Sadaf Farooqi
5. Human Energy Homeostasis and the Gut Microbiome, Michael Rosenbaum and Rudolph L. Leibel
II. Behavioral, Environmental, and Psychosocial Contributors to Obesity
6. The Role of Portion Size, Energy Density, and Variety in Obesity and Weight Management, Barbara J. Rolls
7. Physical Activity and the Development of Obesity, Claude Bouchard, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, and Robert Ross
8. Sleep and Obesity, Andrea M. Spaeth and David F. Dinges
9. Social, Economic, and Physical Environmental Contributors to Obesity among Adults, Joreintje Dingena Mackenbach, Jeroen Lakerveld, and Johannes Brug
10. Psychosocial Contributors to and Consequences of Obesity, Rebecca M. Puhl and Rebecca L. Pearl
11. Obesity, Eating Disorders, and Addiction, Courtney McCuen-Wurst and Kelly C. Allison
III. Health Consequences of Weight Reduction
12. The Impact of Intentional Weight Loss on Major Morbidity and Mortality, Edward W. Gregg and Marcela Rodriguez Flores
13. Weight Loss and Changes in Psychosocial Status and Cognitive Functioning, Candice A. Myers and Corby K. Martin
14. Effects of Lifestyle Interventions on Health-Related Quality of Life and Physical Functioning, W. Jack Rejeski and Donald A. Williamson
IV. Assessment of Patients with Obesity
15. Medical Evaluation of Patients with Obesity, Rekha B. Kumar and Louis J. Aronne
16. Behavioral Assessment of Patients with Obesity, Jena A. Shaw Tronieri and Thomas A. Wadden
V. Treatment of Obesity in Adults
17. An Overview of the Treatment of Obesity in Adults, Thomas A. Wadden, Zayna M. Bakizada, Steven Z. Wadden, and Naji Alamuddin
18. Dietary Treatment of Overweight and Obesity, Arne S. Astrup
19. Physical Activity and Weight Management, John M. Jakicic, Renee J. Rogers, Sally A. Sherman, and Sara J. Kovacs
20. Behavioral Treatment of Obesity, Stephanie Gomez-Rubalcava, Kaitlin Stabbert, and Suzanne Phelan
21. The Role of Medications in Weight Management, George A. Bray and Donna H. Ryan
22. Surgical Treatment of Obesity, Zubaidah Nor Hanipah, Ali Aminian, Philip R. Schauer
23. Maintenance of Weight Lost in Behavioral Treatment of Obesity, Michael G. Perri and Aviva H. Ariel-Donges
VI. Additional Approaches to and Resources for the Treatment of Obesity
24. The Emerging Field of Obesity Medicine, Robert F. Kushner and Scott Kahan
25. Coverage of Obesity Treatment: Costs and Benefits, Morgan Downey and Theodore K. Kyle
26. Obesity Treatment Perspectives in U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations, Shiriki K. Kumanyika
27. Treatment of Obesity in Primary Care, Adam G. Tsai and Thomas A. Wadden
28. Remotely Delivered Interventions for Obesity, Deborah F. Tate, Brooke T. Nezami, and Carmina G. Valle
29. Commercial Weight-Loss Programs, Kimberly A. Gudzune and Jeanne M. Clark
30. Treatment of Obesity in Community Setting, Delia Smith West, Rebecca A. Krukowski, and Chelsea A. Larsen
31. Alternative Behavioral Weight Loss Approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Motivational Interviewing, Meghan L. Butryn, Leah M. Schumacher, and Evan M. Forman
32. Behavioral Economics and Weight Management, Mitesh S. Patel and Kevin G. M. Volpp
33. Nonsurgical Interventional Modalities for the Treatment of Obesity, Jacqueline M. Soegaard Ballester, Casey H. Halpern, Noel N. Williams, and Kristoffel R. Dumon
34. Treatment of Eating Disorders in Persons with Obesity, Carlos M. Grilo
35. Obesity and Body Image Dissatisfaction, David B. Sarwer, Colleen M. Tewksbury, and Heather M. Polonsky
36. Obesity, Weight Management, and Self-Esteem, Carol Johnson
VII. Childhood Obesity and Obesity Prevention
37. The Development of Childhood Obesity, Tanja V. E. Kral and Robert I. Berkowitz
38. Prevention of Obesity in Youth: Findings from Controlled Trials, Hannah G. Lawman, Alexis C. Wojtanowski, and Gary D. Foster
39. Behavioral Treatment of Obesity in Youth, Katherine N. Balantekin, Denise E. Wilfley, and Leonard H. Epstein
40. Pharmacological Treatment of Pediatric Obesity, Robert I. Berkowitz and Ariana M. Chao
41. Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents with Severe Obesity, Andrew J. Beamish and Thomas H. Inge
42. Using Public Policy to Address Obesity: Past, Present, and Future, Marlene B. Schwartz and Kelly D. Brownell
Author Index
Subject Index