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  • Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Psychotherapy Research
  • Eating Disorder Treatment

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  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is a leading treatment for adolescent depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
  • Reviewing CBT's application to adolescent anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa requires understanding their unique phenomenology and theoretical fit.
  • The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines (2004) offer a recent evidence review for eating disorder treatments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the phenomenology of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa in adolescents.
  • To assess the theoretical relevance of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for managing adolescent eating disorders.
  • To examine the existing evidence base for CBT in this population.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of CBT for adolescent mental health problems.
  • Analysis of the phenomenology of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa in adolescents.
  • Examination of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines (2004).

Main Results:

  • CBT is established for adolescent depression and OCD.
  • Controlled trials of CBT for adolescent eating disorders are limited to date.
  • A randomized controlled trial (The TOuCAN Trial) is investigating CBT as part of an intervention for adolescent eating disorders.

Conclusions:

  • CBT is a relevant therapeutic approach for adolescent eating disorders.
  • Further controlled trials are needed to establish the efficacy of CBT in this age group.
  • Ongoing research, such as The TOuCAN Trial, will provide crucial data on CBT's effectiveness.