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. 2021 Jan;54(1):102-106.
doi: 10.1002/eat.23437. Epub 2020 Dec 17.

The introduction of treatment and the cultural adaptability of western psychotherapies for eating disorders in China

Jue Chen  1 , Lei Guo  1 , Lian Gu  1 , Hui Han  1
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The introduction of treatment and the cultural adaptability of western psychotherapies for eating disorders in China

Jue Chen et al. Int J Eat Disord. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

In the past 40 years, the prevalence of eating disorders (ED) in China has shown an increasing trend, leading to an urgent need to develop efficient treatment modes and methods. Since the beginning of the new century, the diagnosis, treatment, and research of ED in China have been under development. This article gives an introduction and commentary on the treatment modes, treatment methods and their applications in ED in China. There are two main treatment forms for ED until now, that is, inpatient treatment and outpatient treatment. Inpatient treatment is recommended as the first choice. Since 2008, clinical psychotherapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and family-based treatment (FBT), which are effective for pathological symptoms of ED, have been introduced into China and developed clinically. Group CBT and group DBT for patients with ED and group FBT for caregivers might be the most efficient psychotherapy in China nowadays. A multi-family FBT support group could be developed as the basic treatment of ED patients. Although these new types of psychotherapy have observed effectiveness in clinical application, the Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) are rare and need to be developed.

Keywords: China; eating disorders; psychotherapy; treatment.

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