title: The development and application of compassion-focused therapy for eating disorders (CFT-E).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article outlines specific developments in compassion-focused therapy (CFT) for the treatment of patients with an eating disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  The article provides a narrative review based on the existing literature and current practices of CFT for eating disorders (CFT-E).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The role of shame, self-criticism, self-directed hostility, and difficulties in generating and experiencing affiliative emotion in patients with an eating disorder is highlighted. The article describes how CFT-E uniquely addresses these issues and discusses the current evidence base for CFT-E. It also provides an outline of recent and potential future developments in CFT-E.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CFT-E offers a promising treatment for adult outpatients who present to specialist eating disorder services with restricting and binge/purging eating disorders. Recent developments include treatment protocols for patients who are low weight and have an eating disorder and for those presenting with obesity.
authors.affiliation: Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership Trust, Coventry Eating Disorder Service, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goss
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Allan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004644:Emotions; D004645:Empathy; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012649:Self Concept; D012752:Shame
keywords: Compassion-focused therapy; eating disorder treatment; eating disorders