Do different psychopathological pathways into eating disorder necessitate different therapeutic goals and/or approaches?
This paper present a plea for a more flexible therapeutic approach which focuses not only on the underlying cognitions, behaviours and emotions related to the eating disorder, but an approach that adapts its focus depending also on the psychopathological pathway which has led to the development of the eating disorder.
Vanderlinden
Johan
J
University Psychiatric Center KULeuven, Campus Kortenberg, KULeuven, Belgium. johan.vanderlinden@psy.kuleuven.be
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*