Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Eating Disorders in Young People: An Evidence-Based Guide

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Eating Disorders in Young People is a state-of-the-art guide for parents based on enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E), one of the most effective treatments for eating disorders and recently adapted for adolescents.

Part I presents the most current facts on eating disorders. Part II provides parents with guidance on how to support their child’s recovery.

The book will be of interest to parents of teenagers with eating disorders treated with CBT-E and also for clinicians using CBT-E with young patients.

Riccardo Dalle Grave, MD, is Director of the Department of Eating and Weight Disorders at Villa Garda Hospital, Verona (Italy), where he has developed the enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) for adolescents with eating disorders recommended by many international guidelines.

Carine el Khazen, DESS, DEA, FAED is a clinical psychologist. She has set up and is the director of the Weight and Eating Disorders program at the American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology in Dubai, UAE. She is a CBT-E therapist, supervisor and trainer.