Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adolescents with Eating Disorders 1st Edition

Description of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adolescents with Eating Disorders

This state-of-the-art guide provides a powerful transdiagnostic approach for treating adolescent eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and others) in either outpatient or inpatient settings. It describes how enhanced cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-E) the gold-standard treatment for adult eating disorders–has been systematically adapted and tested with younger patients. With a strong motivational focus, CBT-E gives the adolescent a key role in decision making.

The book presents session-by-session guidelines for assessing patients, determining whether CBT-E is appropriate, developing case conceptualizations, conducting individualized interventions, addressing medical issues, and involving parents. User-friendly features include case vignettes and reproducible forms; purchasers get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2″ x 11″ size.

CBT-E is recognized as a best practice for the treatment of adolescent eating disorders by the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

About the Author

Riccardo Dalle Grave, MD, is Director of the Department of Eating and Weight Disorders at Villa Garda Hospital in Verona, Italy. In collaboration with Christopher G. Fairburn, Dr. Dalle Grave has developed an inpatient treatment program for eating disorders at Villa Garda based entirely on enhanced cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-E), including an adapted program for adolescents.

Simona Calugi, PhD, is Clinical Research Director of the Department of Eating and Weight Disorders at Villa Garda Hospital in Verona, Italy. In collaboration with Riccardo Dalle Grave and Christopher G. Fairburn, Dr. Calugi is involved in assessing the effectiveness of CBT-E in treatment of significantly underweight adults and adolescents with eating disorders in both outpatient and inpatient settings.

Read more about: Riccardo Dalle Grave, Simona Calugi