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This is a search engine for clinicians, researchers, educators, policymakers, or community organisations offering a central hub for evidence-based screening tools, assessments, guidance, and treatments for people with Eating Disorders

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Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Authors

Christopher G. Fairburn (2008)

The CBT-E is a “transdiagnostic” treatment for all forms of eating disorder including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and other similar states​. It was developed as an outpatient treatment for adults but is available as an intensive version for day patients and inpatients. There is also a version for younger people. Detailed treatment guides are available for CBT-E.

What this tool is good for:

CBT emerged as the primary treatment for individuals with BN and BED. There is consensus regarding its transdiagnostic therapeutic effectiveness across diagnoses given its ability to target illness-maintaining features and reduce binge/purge symptomatology. Strong emerging evidence suggests that CBT may be effective when administered using group therapy, guided self-help and technology-based delivery modalities.

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C. G. Fairburn, Cognitive behavior therapy and eating disorders, Guilford Press, New York, 2008; Murphy, R., Straebler, S., Cooper, Z., & Fairburn, C. G. (2010). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 33 (3) 611–627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2010.04.004

Dalle Grave R, Calugi S. Cognitive behavior therapy for adolescents with eating disorders. New York: Guilford Press; 2020; Bailey-Straebler S, Cooper Z, Dalle Grave R, Calugi S, Murphy R. Development of the CBT-E Components Checklist: A tool for measuring therapist self-rated adherence to CBT-E. IJEDO. 2022;4. doi: https://www.doi.org/10.32044/ijedo.2022.02

Type of tool

Treatment

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adults (18+ years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Signs and symptoms, Cognitive distortions

Delivery Setting

Structured therapy sessions

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

Variable

Training

https://www.cbte.co/for-professionals/web-based-training/

Type of tool

Treatment

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adults (18+ years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Signs and symptoms, Cognitive distortions

Delivery Setting

Structured therapy sessions

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

Variable

Training

https://www.cbte.co/for-professionals/web-based-training/