Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Management of a Patient with Atypical Anorexia Nervosa

Eating disorders are becoming more common in nonwestern societies and some of these presentations are atypical variants such as atypical anorexia nervosa. There is very little data on how to treat these patients. This case study reports the treatment of a young adult female in Sri Lanka who presente...

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Main Authors: Nisansala Liyanage, Chathurie Suraweera, Asiri Rodrigo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Psychiatry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4736419
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description Eating disorders are becoming more common in nonwestern societies and some of these presentations are atypical variants such as atypical anorexia nervosa. There is very little data on how to treat these patients. This case study reports the treatment of a young adult female in Sri Lanka who presented with atypical anorexia nervosa and moderate depressive disorder. She was successfully treated with nine sessions of enhanced cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT-E). According to our knowledge this is the first case report that describes the management of a patient with atypical anorexia nervosa using psychological therapy specifically adapted to nonwestern context.
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spelling doaj-art-8096eec7f99745739707d557093661642025-08-20T02:08:50ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-682X2090-68382019-01-01201910.1155/2019/47364194736419Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Management of a Patient with Atypical Anorexia NervosaNisansala Liyanage0Chathurie Suraweera1Asiri Rodrigo2University Psychiatry Unit North Colombo Teaching Hospital, Ragama, Sri LankaDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri LankaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri LankaEating disorders are becoming more common in nonwestern societies and some of these presentations are atypical variants such as atypical anorexia nervosa. There is very little data on how to treat these patients. This case study reports the treatment of a young adult female in Sri Lanka who presented with atypical anorexia nervosa and moderate depressive disorder. She was successfully treated with nine sessions of enhanced cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT-E). According to our knowledge this is the first case report that describes the management of a patient with atypical anorexia nervosa using psychological therapy specifically adapted to nonwestern context.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4736419
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