CBT used to treat eating disorders
A new form of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is being used to treat eating disorders, reports The Independent. The tests were carried out by researchers from the University of Oxford, on 154 paitients in Oxfordshire and Leciestshire and the results showed a ‘complete and lasting response’.
The enhanced form of CBT focused on treating bulimia, and tackled the problems associated with eating disorders, such as low self esteem, as well as the eating disorder itself, and patients under a 50 minute session for 20 weeks, making it a more intensive form of treatment.
The chief executive of Beat, the eating disorders charity, Susan Ringwood said: “This research shows people can benefit from psychological therapy even at a very low weight.”
January 21st, 2009 at 7:36 pm
I have recently left a specialist unit for eating disorders in north London in order to move to the midlands.
Fairburns enhanced CBT for Bulimia is not not a new miracle cure it has been used for some time with reasonable results. It is much less effective with restricting anroexia – however as the Head of department of the Arts Psychotherapy for ten years, we found that particularly the use of Movement and Art psychotherapy hand in hand – can be used with very great benefit for extremely weight patients/clients.