Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa

This book presents CBT-AN-20, a newly-developed briefer form of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for anorexia nervosa, designed to treat individuals in 20 sessions, helping clinicians to offer effective therapy to more patients and enabling patients to move more quickly towards recovery. This manual addresses the key CBT skills needed to deliver effective CBT-AN-20. It uses a combination of psychoeducation, nutrition, exposure therapy and behavioural experiments to overcome starvation and to