Advances in psychotherapy for children and adolescents with eating disorders.
There is a significant lag in the development of evidence based approaches for eating disorders in children and adolescents despite the fact that these disorders typically onset during these developmental periods. Available studies suggest that psychotherapy is the best available approach to these disorders. Specific studies support the use of family based interventions, adolescent focused individual therapy, and developmentally adapted cognitive behavioral therapy in this age group. The current report summarizes the available evidence supportive of each of these treatment modalities, as well as, provides a description of the rationale and principle therapeutic targets and intervention types. Future directions in psychotherapy research in child and adolescent eating disorders are discussed.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. jimlock@stanford.edu
James
J
Lock
Kathleen Kara
KK
Fitzpatrick
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D001828:Body Image; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012650:Self Disclosure; D020377:Self Efficacy