title: Cognitive behavioral therapy for eating disorders.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Warneford Lane, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK. Rebecca.Murphy@psych.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Straebler
authors.forename: Zafra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Fairburn
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010358:Patient Participation; D012649:Self Concept