Psychiatric Clinics of North America
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 611-627, September 2010

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders

Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Warneford Lane, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the leading evidence-based treatment for bulimia nervosa. A new “enhanced” version of the treatment appears to be more potent and has the added advantage of being suitable for all eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa and eating disorder not otherwise specified. This article reviews the evidence supporting CBT in the treatment of eating disorders and provides an account of the “transdiagnostic” theory that underpins the enhanced form of the treatment. It ends with an outline of the treatment's main strategies and procedures.

Keywords: Cognitive behavioral therapy, Eating disorders, Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia nervosa

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 C.G.F. is supported by a Principal Research Fellowship from the Wellcome Trust (046386). R.M., S.S., and Z.C. are supported by a program grant from the Wellcome Trust (046386).

PII: S0193-953X(10)00046-8

doi:10.1016/j.psc.2010.04.004

Psychiatric Clinics of North America
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 611-627, September 2010

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