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01-01-2016 | Eating Disorders (C Grilo, Section Editor)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa: An Update

Authors: Riccardo Dalle Grave, Marwan El Ghoch, Massimiliano Sartirana, Simona Calugi

Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anorexia nervosa (AN), based on Beck’s cognitive theory, was developed in a “generic” form in the early eighties. In recent years, however, improved knowledge of the mechanisms involved in maintaining eating disorder psychopathology has led to the development of a “specific” form of CBT, termed CBT-E (E = enhanced), designed to treat all forms of eating disorders, including AN, from outpatient to inpatient settings. Although more studies are required to assess the relative effectiveness of CBT-E with respect to other available treatments, the data indicate that in outpatient settings it is both viable and promising for adults and adolescents with AN. Encouraging results are also emerging from inpatient CBT-E, particularly in adolescents, and clinical services offering CBT-E at different levels of care are now offered in several countries around the world. However, CBT-E requires dissemination in order to become widely available to patients.
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Metadata
Title
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa: An Update
Authors
Riccardo Dalle Grave
Marwan El Ghoch
Massimiliano Sartirana
Simona Calugi
Publication date
01-01-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Psychiatry Reports / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 1523-3812
Electronic ISSN: 1535-1645
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-015-0643-4

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