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Eating disorders are complex, disabling disorders that often go untreated. While there are many distinct elements that differentiate specific eating disorder diagnoses, there are core pathophysiologic traits that offer a target for a transdiagnostic treatment approach. Cognitive behavioral therapy for eating disorders offers an evidence-based treatment that builds on the fundamental theory and approaches of CBT. In this chapter, enhanced CBT for eating disorders (“CBT-E”) is described in detail and then further illustrated using a case example.
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Gray, E.K., Thomas, J.J. (2016). Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders. In: Petersen, T., E. Sprich, S., Wilhelm, S. (eds) The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Current Clinical Psychiatry. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2605-3_12
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