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Treatment of Body Image Disorders

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Cognitive-behavioral treatment of body image disorders represents a promising addition to the standard therapy for anorexia and bulimia nervosa. The goals of body image therapy are the correction of distorted body perception, the reduction of negative body-related thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and the establishment of a more positive approach to one’s own body. Specific interventions thus target perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral levels. A particular focus is on the implementation of body exposure exercises, during which a systematic examination of one’s own body takes place. The effectiveness of body image-specific interventions for patients with eating disorders has been demonstrated in various studies.

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  1. Institute of Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany

    Silja Vocks & Anika Bauer

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  1. Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, LWL-University Clinic, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany

    Stephan Herpertz

  2. Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

    Martina de Zwaan

  3. Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Medical University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

    Stephan Zipfel

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Vocks, S., Bauer, A. (2024). Treatment of Body Image Disorders. In: Herpertz, S., de Zwaan, M., Zipfel, S. (eds) Handbook of Eating Disorders and Obesity. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-67662-2_45

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