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Editorial
. 2013 Nov 7:13:282.
doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-282.

Resistance to treatment in eating disorders: a critical challenge

Secondo Fassino  1 , Giovanni Abbate-Daga
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Editorial

Resistance to treatment in eating disorders: a critical challenge

Secondo Fassino et al. BMC Psychiatry. .

Abstract

The Special Issue "Treatment resistance in Eating Disorders" gathers together the contributions provided by several experienced groups of researchers in the field of Eating Disorders (EDs). The main topic is addressed from multiple perspectives ranging from pathogenesis (including developmental and maintaining factors) to treatment. An explicative model of resistance in EDs is also proposed.

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The vicious cycle of treatment resistance in eating disorders.
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