Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Eating Disorders in Young People

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 CBT-E for adolescents with eating disorders recommended by many international guidelines. Carine el Khazen, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist. She has set up and is 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.

PART I: UNDERSTANDING EATING DISORDERS 1: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT EATING DISORDERS; 2: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIOURAL FEATURES OF EATING DISORDERS; 3: PHYSICAL FEATURES OF EATING DISORDERS; 4: WHAT CAUSES EATING DISORDERS?; 5: CBT-E FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AN EATING DISORDER: AN OVERVIEW; PART II: HOW TO HELP YOUR TEEN OVERCOME AN EATING DISORDER 6: BEFORE STARTING CBT-E; 7: THE ROLE OF PARENTS; 8: CREATING AN OPTIMAL FAMILY ENVIRONMENT; 9: SUPPORTING YOUR TEEN WITH CBT-E STRATEGIES; 10: SUPPORTING YOUR TEEN WITH COEXISTING PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES; 11: SUPPORTING YOUR TEEN THROUGH REMOTE CBT-E