Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Eating Disorders.
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Merwin, RM; Moskovich, AA; Scheiber, F
Published in: Psychiatr Clin North Am
September 2025
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) conceptualizes eating disorders (EDs) as rigid attempts to solve the problem of human suffering through food, eating or weight control. Case formulation and intervention is based on functional assessment of ED behaviors and informed by common patterns of psychological flexibility observed across dimensions of cognition, emotion, self, motivation, and overt action. ACT interventions, combined with other evidence-based practices for EDs, can be used to disrupt ED behaviors and increase the individual's capacity to meet their physical and emotional needs adaptively. ACT shows promise as a treatment for individuals with EDs; however, more studies are needed.
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Published In
Psychiatr Clin North Am
DOI
EISSN
1558-3147
Publication Date
September 2025
Volume
48
Issue
3
Start / End Page
521 / 535
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Psychiatry
- Humans
- Feeding and Eating Disorders
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences
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Merwin, R. M., Moskovich, A. A., & Scheiber, F. (2025). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Eating Disorders. Psychiatr Clin North Am, 48(3), 521–535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2025.02.007
Merwin, Rhonda M., Ashley A. Moskovich, and Francesca Scheiber. “Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Eating Disorders.” Psychiatr Clin North Am 48, no. 3 (September 2025): 521–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2025.02.007.
Merwin RM, Moskovich AA, Scheiber F. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Eating Disorders. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2025 Sep;48(3):521–35.
Merwin, Rhonda M., et al. “Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Eating Disorders.” Psychiatr Clin North Am, vol. 48, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 521–35. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.psc.2025.02.007.
Merwin RM, Moskovich AA, Scheiber F. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Eating Disorders. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2025 Sep;48(3):521–535.
Published In
Psychiatr Clin North Am
DOI
EISSN
1558-3147
Publication Date
September 2025
Volume
48
Issue
3
Start / End Page
521 / 535
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Psychiatry
- Humans
- Feeding and Eating Disorders
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences