CBT-E
Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders
Patient / Population Intervention / Exposure Comparison Outcome
In 154 outpatients with bulimia nervosa or EDNOS, 20 sessions of focused or broad CBT-E produced durable remission across diagnostic categories over 60-week follow-up.
N
154
Design
RCT, UK
Endpoint
Eating-disorder remission
Relevance
1
Result51.3% had ED features <1 SD above community mean at 60-week follow-up; treatment effect independent of ED diagnosis; complex CBT-E better with greater psychopathology.
Fairburn CG, et al. Am J Psychiatry. 2009;166(3):311-319. 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08040608
Discussion & critique
Established CBT-E as the transdiagnostic first-line for adult eating disorders.