Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder

The book is divided into three parts. Part One describes the most up-to-date scientific knowledge on the binge-eating disorder and the cognitive-behavioral theory of binge-eating disorder associated with obesity. Then it gives an overview of the treatment and how to implement it well.

Part Two describes the core protocol of CBT for binge-eating disorder. To help the practitioners, the treatment is described in detail, from the first to the last treatment session. Clinical vignettes are included to illustrate the highlights, and strategies are discussed for tailoring the intervention to the individual patient’s needs.

Part Three illustrates the adaptation of CBT for binge-eating disorder for group settings, patients with medical and psychiatric comorbidities, and when it is delivered remotely, or it is combined with the medications for the treatment of obesity and bariatric surgery.

The book is indicated for all clinicians who treat binge eating disorders and obesity (e.g. internists, endocrinologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, dieticians, nutritionists, nurses, educators, and physical therapists), but also for many clinicians (e.g., gynecologists, endocrinologists, gastroenterologists, hematologists, allergists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and psychologists) who, while not working in specialized clinical eating disorder and obesity centers, are involved in the management of the medical and psychiatric comorbidity of eating disorders and obesity.

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 a residential treatment program for eating disorders and obesity at Villa Garda based entirely on cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), including an adapted program for adolescents. His current research includes assessing the effectiveness of CBT in treatment of adults and adolescents with eating disorders and obesity in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Dr. Dalle Grave is editor of the CBT-E website (cbte.co) and Director of the Advanced Training Course on the Treatment and Prevention of Eating Disorders and Obesity sponsored by the Italian Eating and Weight Disorder Association (AIDAP). He also provides CBT-E supervision for clinical services in Europe, the United States, Australia, and the Middle East. Dr. Dalle Grave is a Fellow of the Academy of Eating Disorders and serves on the editorial boards of several journals in the field.

Massimiliano Sartirana is a clinical psychologist at the Department of Eating and Weight Disorders at Villa Garda Hospital, Verona (Italy). He has a long clinical experience in the treatment of eating disorders and collaborated with dr. Dalle Grave in adapting the enhanced cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-E) E for adolescents with eating disorders. He is a member of the online CBT-E training group (www.cbte.co) and is on the teaching faculties of the Italian Advanced Training Course on the Treatment and Prevention of Eating Disorders and Obesity, and several Italian cognitive behavior-based psychotherapy schools. He published many books in Italian on eating disorders, obesity, low self-esteem, perfectionism.

Simona Calugi, Ph.D, Verona (Italy). Within this department, in collaboration with Dr. Riccardo Dalle Grave, she is involved in assessing the efficacy of intensive enhanced cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-E) and outpatient CBT-E for adults and adolescents. Dr. Calugi’s current research focus is evaluating CBT-E in the treatment of adult and adolescent patients with eating disorders who are significantly underweight, both in outpatient and inpatient settings, and studying specific and external maintenance mechanisms of eating-disorder psychopathology. She is a member of the online CBT-E training group (www.cbte.co) and is on the teaching faculties of the Italian Advanced Training Course on the Treatment and Prevention of Eating Disorders and Obesity, and several Italian cognitive behavior-based psychotherapy schools. She has extensive clinical experience in delivering outpatient CBT-E to adolescent and adult patients with eating disorders. She is also president of the Italian Eating and Weight Disorder Association (AIDAP) and published about 140 peer-reviewed articles.