I occasionally visit the Yahoo mail page to check my e-mail or read about some current news (although I really should be studying). Recently, when I read an article titled “New Eating Disorders: Are They For Real?”, I came across a reference to cognitive therapy. Cognitive therapy teaches people new ways of thinking and acting. It assumes that our thoughts intervene with events and our emotional reaction. The type of cognitive therapy chosen for adult eating disorders is called Orthorexia. Below is part of the article as well as a link to the page.
How are these disorders treated?
• Adult Selective Eating: Techniques that have proven successful in treating kids who are picky eaters - learning assertiveness skills and systematically trying new foods - are being used on adults, but it’s still too soon to know whether they work.
Orthorexia: Cognitive behavior therapy designed to change obsessive thought patterns regarding food is usually recommended.
http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/new-eating-disorders-are-they-real
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