Dreams have been described as dress rehearsals for real life, opportunities to gratify wishes, and a form of nocturnal therapy. A new theory aims to make sense of it all.
Family-based treatment (FBT) and Enhanced Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT-E) achieve similar outcomes in the treatment of adolescents with eating disorders, new research finds.
About 20% of individuals with anorexia nervosa go on to develop a lifelong condition. Unfortunately, there is no consensus on how to define and treat these patients.
Overvaluation of shape and weight has been observed in about 20 percent of patients seeking treatment for obesity and was associated with eating psychopathology and poorer quality of life.
The overvaluation of shape and weight and not weight phobia is the core psychopathology of anorexia nervosa, according to the modern transdiagnostic cognitive behavior therapy.
CBT-E for eating disorders is well-suited to be delivered via teletherapy and can address the lack of psychological treatments available caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Enhanced cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-E) has been adapted for adolescents with eating disorders and it is now recommended as an alternative to family-based treatment (FBT).