How is 'cognitive behavioral therapy' used to treat bulimia?

How is 'cognitive behavioral therapy' used to treat bulimia?

Barton Blinder, MD (Clinical Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry) gives expert video advice on: When should I seek treatment for bulimia?; What is the first step in getting help for bulimia?; What can I expect when I first seek treatment for bulimia? and more...

Our best evidence for individual psychotherapy is what we call cognitive behavioral therapy. This defines the triggers of the binge eating episodes, the feelings that the individual has about their self esteem, their body image, and their peer relationships. In cognitive behavioral therapy we try to help the individual, not to exaggerate, but to identify their own thought process, their own feeling and then to practice more adaptive and more effective coping behaviors.