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Many roads lead to Rome: Why does cognitive behavioural therapy remain unsuccessful for many eating disorder patients?
Author(s) -
Vanderlinden Johan
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european eating disorders review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.511
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1099-0968
pISSN - 1072-4133
DOI - 10.1002/erv.889
Subject(s) - eating disorders , psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , cognition , lead (geology) , clinical psychology , geology , geomorphology
This paper makes the case that the widely used evidence‐based ‘CBT’ approaches remain unsuccessful in many eating disorder patients. Six critical ‘personal reflections’ are formulated on why many patients remain totally resistant toward our therapeutic endeavours. My reflections suggest that probably many roads may lead to Rome. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.