Mountford, V.A., Tatham, M., Turner, H. et al. (1 more author) (2017) Complexity in eating disorders: A case for simple or complex formulation and treatment? Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 10. e14.
Abstract
© British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2017. Eating disorders are commonly regarded as complex psychiatric conditions, although this perception might be a product of the high levels of physical and psychological co-morbidity that are present in many such cases, rather than being about complexity in the eating disorder per se. This paper will consider the reasons that eating disorders are seen as complex, and whether or not that perceived complexity should be seen as a genuine reason to deviate from existing evidence-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) protocols. Case examples will be used to illustrate how complex presentations can require clinicians to work skilfully with relatively simple formulations to achieve the best outcome, rather than using unnecessarily complex formulations and treatments. The importance of clear supervision is also stressed, as it can play a role in clinicians' perception of the need for a complex or simple formulation, it can support the clinician in developing a collaborative, focused and efficient formulation, and it can keep the clinician on track with an evidence-based CBT approach.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2018 14:31 |
Last Modified: | 20 May 2020 14:23 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X17000162 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S1754470X17000162 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:134865 |
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