title: The good news about psychotherapy for eating disorders: comment on Warren, Schafer, Crowley, and Olivardia.
abstract: Therapists and nontherapists alike commonly misperceive the treatment of eating disorders as particularly challenging and unpleasant. In addition to the Warren, Schafer, Crowley, and Olivardia (2013, pp. 553-564) study, additional research suggests that the general public and therapists who do not regularly treat eating disorders share some misinformation regarding the experience of psychotherapy with patients with eating disorders and the responsiveness of these patients to treatment. In fact, the sample described in the Warren et al. (2013) study, as well as many other experienced clinician samples, report far more positive experiences treating eating disorders than negative ones (Thompson-Brenner, Satir, Franko, & Herzog, 2012). Specific measures should be taken to (1) address misinformation in the field, and (2) to support inexperienced therapists to promote their success treating patients with eating disorders.
authors.affiliation: Boston University.
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thompson-Brenner
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D003710:Demography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*