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Cognitive-behavioral models describe the relationship between cognitions, emotions and behaviors in the onset and maintenance of psychological disorders. They are based on the assumption that distorted cognitive interpretations or appraisals of events negatively influence emotional, behavioral and physiological responses. This theoretical framework underpins the development and implementation of cognitive-behavioral therapies, which are currently the leading treatment approach for many disorders including adults with eating disorders. Earlier cognitive-behavioral models of eating disorders that were used to guide treatments focused on the specific and distinct diagnoses of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, while atypical and subclinical diagnoses were largely overlooked. However, as the range of formal diagnoses has broadened, so too have the theoretical models of maintenance.
Cognitive-Behavioral Models of Anorexia Nervosa
The earliest cognitive-behavioral theory of...
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O’Shea, A. (2016). Cognitive-Behavioral Model. In: Wade, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Feeding and Eating Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-087-2_205-1
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