Cognitive-behavioral treatment of anorexia nervosa

Author(s): Wagner, S., Halmi, K. A.

Journal/Book: Psychiat Clin N Amer. 1996; 19: Independence Square West, Curtis Center, Ste 300, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3399. W B Saunders Co. 715.

Abstract: This article outlines a cognitive-behavioral outpatient program for the treatment of anorexia nervosa. The rationale for this treatment is based on two primary assumptions about the anorectic condition: first, that anorexia nervosa develops as a way of coping with life stresses; and second, that anorexia nervosa develops into a self-sustaining ''food phobia.'' Cognitive-behavioral treatment techniques are therefore aimed at (1) confronting the patient's fears and avoidance behaviors, (2) identifying the patient's areas of deficient problem-solving skills, particularly in the interpersonal realm, and (3) cultivating new problem-solving skills.

Note: Article EI Kleifield, Cornell Univ, Coll Med, 21 Bloomingdale Rd, White Plains, NY 10605 USA

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