title: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa: An Update.
abstract: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anorexia nervosa (AN), based on Beck's cognitive theory, was developed in a "generic" form in the early eighties. In recent years, however, improved knowledge of the mechanisms involved in maintaining eating disorder psychopathology has led to the development of a "specific" form of CBT, termed CBT-E (E = enhanced), designed to treat all forms of eating disorders, including AN, from outpatient to inpatient settings. Although more studies are required to assess the relative effectiveness of CBT-E with respect to other available treatments, the data indicate that in outpatient settings it is both viable and promising for adults and adolescents with AN. Encouraging results are also emerging from inpatient CBT-E, particularly in adolescents, and clinical services offering CBT-E at different levels of care are now offered in several countries around the world. However, CBT-E requires dissemination in order to become widely available to patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Eating and Weight Disorders, Villa Garda Hospital, Via Montebaldo, 89, I-37016, Garda, VR, Italy. rdalleg@tin.it.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dalle Grave
authors.affiliation: Department of Eating and Weight Disorders, Villa Garda Hospital, Via Montebaldo, 89, I-37016, Garda, VR, Italy. marwan1979@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Marwan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Ghoch
authors.affiliation: Department of Eating and Weight Disorders, Villa Garda Hospital, Via Montebaldo, 89, I-37016, Garda, VR, Italy. massimiliano.ons@libero.it.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sartirana
authors.affiliation: Department of Eating and Weight Disorders, Villa Garda Hospital, Via Montebaldo, 89, I-37016, Garda, VR, Italy. si.calugi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calugi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011599:Psychopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Adolescence; Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Cognitive behavior therapy; Eating disorders; Inpatient treatment