Preface; Part I. Introduction to Psychological Care in Severe Obesity: 1. Psychosocial issues in severe obesity Sanjeev Sockalingam and Raed Hawa; 2. The role of psychosocial interventions to support medical and surgical treatments of severe obesity Stephanie Sogg, Molly Atwood and Stephanie Cassin; 3. Weight stigma and related social factors in psychological care Paula Brochu, Rebecca Pearl and Laurie Simontacchi; 4. Engaging individuals with severe obesity in care Jon Hunter and Robert Maunder; Part II. Adapting Motivational Interviewing for Severe Obesity: 5. Motivational interviewing for behavioural and lifestyle changes in severe obesity Lauren David and Stephanie Cassin; 6. Motivational interviewing for disordered eating in severe obesity Josie Geller, Megumi Iyar and Erin Dunn; 7. Motivational interviewing for medication and vitamin adherence in severe obesity Marlene Taube-Schiff and Richard Yanofsky; Part III. Adapting Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Severe Obesity: 8. Cognitive behavioural therapy for behavioural and lifestyle changes in severe obesity Aliza Friedman and Stephanie Cassin; 9. Cognitive behavioural therapy for disordered eating in severe obesity Alexis Fertig and Wynne Lundblad; Part IV. Adapting Mindfulness and Compassion Based Therapies for Severe Obesity: 10. Mindfulness-based therapies in severe obesity Jean Kristeller, Susan Wnuk and Chau Du; 11. Compassion-focused therapy in severe obesity Jacqueline Carter, Kerri Bojman and Allison Kelly; Part V. Additional Psychological Therapies Adapted for Severe Obesity Care: 12. Family-focused interventions in severe obesity Anna Wallwork and Annie Basterfield; 13. Support groups for severe obesity Susan Wnuk, Lorraine Gougeon and Annie Basterfield; 14. Telephone-based psychological interventions in severe obesity Stephanie Cassin, Adrienne Mehak and Sanjeev Sockalingam; 15. Web-based and smartphone application based psychological interventions in severe obesity Melvyn Zhang, Alvona Loh and Roger Ho; 16. Psychosocial interventions for other common psychiatric comorbidities in severe obesity Sarah Royal and Danielle MacDonald; Part VI. Integrated Approaches in Obesity Care: 17. Integrated models of obesity care Raed Hawa and Sanjeev Sockalingam; 18. An integrated psychological approach to obesity care Stephanie Cassin, Raed Hawa and Sanjeev Sockalingam; Index.