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Professor Ivan Eisler Ph.D., OBE
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Eisler has made a unique, international contribution to the field of family therapy and family psychology, and specifically to the field of eating disorders. His contribution covers extensive and highly valued research, training, service development, and national policy formulation and implementation. He has been a major influence on the creation of effective, evidence-based eating disorders services in the UK and internationally. In addition, his focus on evidence-based interventions and his collaborative approach to therapy, focusing on the way the family organize themselves around the problem, and avoiding family blame, has been an important influence on the field of family therapy. His research has ensured that family therapy and other systemic approaches are accepted as key interventions in the treatment of eating disorders.
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Eisler was born and grew up in Prague. He studied psychology and philosophy at Oxford University,...
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Eisler, I., Simic, M., Blessitt, E., Dodge, L., & Team. (2016). Maudsley service manual for child and adolescent eating disorders (Revised). London: Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Service, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Available at: http://www.national.slam.nhs.uk/services/camhs/camhs-eatingdisorders/resources.
Eisler, I. (2005). The empirical and theoretical base of family therapy and multiple family day therapy for adolescent anorexia nervosa. Journal of Family Therapy, 27, 104–131.
Eisler, I., Szmukler, G. I., & Dare, C. (1985). Systematic observation and clinical insight – are they compatible? An experiment in recognizing family interactions. Psychological Medicine, 15, 173–188.
Russell, G. F. M., Szmukler, G. I., Dare, C., & Eisler, I. (1987). An evaluation of family therapy in anorexia nervosa. Archives of General Psychiatry, 44, 1047–1056.
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Lask, J., Dodge, L. (2018). Eisler, Ivan. In: Lebow, J., Chambers, A., Breunlin, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_686-1
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