‘Talking Therapies’

More people who suffer with eating disorders could benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy to help release them from obsessive feelings.

UK researchers have found that 4 out of 5 cases successfully recovered after completing a course of cognitive therapy.

The Research Centre quote most patients achieved “complete and lasting” improvement.

The Centre for Research on Eating Disorders at Oxford (CREDO) has carried out extensive research using techniques to combat people’s eating disorders. The therapy has been used in a variety of scenarios including binge eating, “feeling of fatness” and over evaluation of control over shape, weight and over eating.

Results have shown two thirds of people who complete the treatment make an excellent response.

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If you are worried that you could be suffering with any eating disorder then consulting your G.P would be the first point of contact.

There are many programs and treatments available. You may wish to do some further research on these; the links at the bottom of the page would be a great place to start.

Again as with all problems and worries we as human beings experience, sometimes the best medicine is to just talk things through, either with a family member, close friend, or by joining a help group either in your own community or online.

Useful Links

www.eating-disorders.org.uk – A website dedicated to providing effective solutions to eating disorders.

www.counselling-directory.org.uk – this website is a support network of UK counselors and psychotherapists, with information on their training and experience, areas of counseling covered, fees and contact details.

**Disclaimer** – We here at 100% People are not health care professionals. We have researched issues such as the one featured in the above article in detail to bring you the best of the information available to us at the time of print. We can not be held responsible for the health of our readers and would always urge someone to contact their G.P or a qualified specialist before making any change to their diet or lifestyle.