Expanding exposure ‐based interventions for eating disorders

This article provides a brief summary of relevant advances in exposure therapy for anxiety and outlines how these advances may be adapted and evaluated for use with ED samples. More specifically, we propose shifting to an inhibitory learning framework, considering treatment targets other than fear, and increasing variability in exposure techniques represent three important areas for future study. Overall, this article aims to provide professionals in the field with a framework for how to incorporate cutting‐edge advances in exposure therapy into rigorous intervention research for EDs.
Source: International Journal of Eating Disorders - Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Tags: AN IDEA WORTH RESEARCHING Source Type: research