About the Editing Author

Elizabeth Rieger is a Senior Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist in the School of Psychology at the University of Sydney. She specialises in eating disorders and obesity in her research and clinical work. The instrument on motivation to change in anorexia nervosa that she developed as part of her doctoral research (the Anorexia Nervosa Stages of Change Questionnaire) has attracted international attention and is currently being widely utilised by researchers and clinicians in the United States and Europe. She completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Centre for Eating and Weight Disorders (University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University) where she was trained in interpersonal psychotherapy. She is a member of the Eating Disorders Research Society and is currently the chief investigator for a funded study evaluating the effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy for obesity. Elizabeth has 15 years of experience as a Clinical Psychologist. Her clinical experience has included treating adults with eating disorders, medical patients with accompanying psychological problems, and obese children and adults in public and private hospitals, university clinics, and private practice. She has also been involved in teaching clinical skills to diverse populations including general practitioners, nurses, clinical psychologists, medical students, and clinical psychology students.

The Contributing Authors

Maree Abbott is a Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the School of Psychology, University of Sydney.

Jillian Ball is a Senior Clinical Psychologist at the Prince of Wales Hospital and the School of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales.

Alexander Blaszczynski is Professor of Psychology and co-Director of the Gambling Research Unit at the School of Psychology, University of Sydney.

Richard Bryant is Scientia Professor of Psychology and Director of the Traumatic Stress Clinic at the University of New South Wales.

Phyllis Butow is a Professor, and National Health and Medical Research Council Principal Research Fellow, in the School of Psychology, University of Sydney.

David Clarke is Professor in the School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine at Monash University.

David H. Gleaves is Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.

John Gleeson is an Associate Professor who holds a joint appointment between the North Western Mental Health Program, a program of Melbourne Health, and the Psychology Department of the University of Melbourne.

Phillipa Hay is a Professor and Foundation Chair of Mental Health at the School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney.

Carol Hulbert is a Senior Lecturer/ Convenor Postgraduate Clinical Psychology Programme in the School of Behavioural Science at the University of Melbourne.

Henry Jackson is Professor of Psychology and currently Head of the School of Behavioural Science at the University of Melbourne.

Martina Jovev is a Clinical Psychologist and Research Fellow at ORYGEN Youth Health, Melbourne.

Vijaya Manicavasagar is a Senior Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor within the Black Dog Institute, School of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales.

Richard P. Mattick is the Professor of Drug and Alcohol Studies at the University of New South Wales, Sydney within the Faculty of Medicine where he is the Director the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.

Marita McCabe is a Professor of Psychology at Deakin University, Melbourne.

Ross G. Menzies is Associate Professor of Psychology in the Discipline of Behavioural and Community Health Sciences at the University of Sydney.

Alina Morawska is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland.

Philip Mitchell is Professor and Head of the School of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Convenor of Brain Sciences UNSW.

Nancy A. Pachana is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland.

Andrew Page is Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, University of Western Australia.

Matthew R. Sanders is the Director of the Parenting and Family Support Centre at The University of Queensland and a Professor in Clinical Psychology.

Marianna Szabo is a Lecturer in Psychology at the School of Psychology, University of Sydney.

Stephen W. Touyz is Professor of Psychology and Honorary Professor of Psychological Medicine at the University of Sydney and Co-Director of the Peter Beumont Centre for Eating Disorders at Wesley Private Hospital.