Book
Fairburn CG. Overcoming Binge Eating: The Proven Program to Learn Why You Binge and How You Can Stop. 2nd ed. New York: Guilford Press; 2013. 243 p.
Why we cite it
Provides an evidence-based, CBT-E-derived self-help programme for binge eating that was extensively tested in clinical trials (64.2% abstinence at 12 months vs. 44.6% treatment as usual). Relevant to this project because it explains the restrict-binge cycle — how rigid dietary rules set up inevitable failure — and provides the planned eating framework (3 meals + 2-3 snacks, no more than 4-hour gaps) that displaces both delayed eating and unstructured grazing.
About the author
Christopher G. Fairburn, OBE, DM, FMedSci, FRCPsych, is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford (Wellcome Principal Research Fellow until 2017). He founded the Centre for Research on Eating Disorders at Oxford (CREDO) in 1986 and developed Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT-E), the leading transdiagnostic treatment for eating disorders endorsed by NICE. Over 300 published articles; D-index ~136 with ~102,000 citations. Also developed the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) interview and EDE-Q, the most widely used eating disorder assessment measures. OBE (2021) for services to psychological treatments; Aaron T. Beck Award; Outstanding Researcher Award from the Academy for Eating Disorders.
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