From: Management of eating disorders for people with higher weight: clinical practice guideline
Recommendation | Level of evidence |
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Psychological treatment should be offered as first-line treatment approach for bulimia nervosa or binge-eating disorder (BED) | A |
Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for an eating disorder either in standard form or therapist guided self-help should be considered as first-line treatment in adults with bulimia nervosa or BED | B |
Other psychological treatments with evidence such as interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) should be considered as second-line treatment options in adults with bulimia nervosa or BED | B |
Other feeding or eating disorder (OSFED), unspecified feeding or eating disorder (UFED) or subsyndromal eating disorders should be treated with treatment recommended for the most similar disorder | C |
Consider using therapies utilising non-dieting principles and interventions to reduce disordered eating | D |
Therapies with demonstrated efficacy for the treatment of anorexia nervosa* in general, that is cognitive behaviour therapy-enhanced (CBT-E), specialist supportive clinical management (SSCM), Maudsley model of outpatient treatment (MANTRA) and focal psychodynamic therapy (FPT) should be considered as treatment options | D |