title: Exposure therapy in eating disorders revisited.
abstract: Exposure therapy is a widely used and effective form of treatment in anxiety disorders and addictions but evidence for its usefulness in eating disorders (ED) is inconsistent. This paper systematically reviews the literature on the use of exposure therapy in ED, the theory underpinning its use, and the deficits in current knowledge. Databases were searched to 2012. In addition, potential improvements in the use of exposure techniques in ED are considered by drawing upon theory and research involving neuropharmacology, basic and clinical neuroscience, contemporary behavioural and neurobiological research, and technologies such as virtual reality (VR).
authors.affiliation: Section of Eating Disorders-PO59, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom. a.koskina@kcl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koskina
authors.forename: Iain C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007171:Implosive Therapy / Q000379:methods; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D063367:Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy / Q000379:methods