Cognitive behavioral therapy for eating disorders: A map of the systematic review evidence base.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To map and examine the systematic review evidence base regarding the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for eating disorders (EDs), especially against active interventions.

Method

This systematic review is an extension of an overview of CBT for all health conditions (CBT-O). We identified ED-related systematic reviews from the CBT-O database and performed updated searches of EMBASE, MEDLINE, and PsychInfo in April 2021 and September 2022.

Results

The 44 systematic reviews included (21 meta-analyses) were of varying quality. They focused on "high intensity" CBT, delivered face-to-face by qualified clinicians, in BN, BED and mixed, not specifically low-weight samples. ED-specific outcomes were studied most, with little consensus on their operational

SUBMITTER: Kaidesoja M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10092269 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature