Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Current Paths in the Management of Obesity

Alessandro Musetti, Roberto Cattivelli, Anna Guerrini, Anna Maria Mirto, Francesco Carlo Paolo Vailati Riboni, Giorgia Varallo, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Enrico Molinari

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Abstract

The treatment of obesity and its related chronic symptoms is one of the major issues that world healthcare systems are facing today. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most effective therapies in the treatment of dysfunctional eating behaviors. In the first part of the chapter, the phenomenon of obesity will be introduced; subsequently, the role of CBT into obesity treatment will be underlined. CBT’s core strategies will be presented and analyzed: goal setting, self-monitoring, stimulus control, problem solving technique, and cognitive restructuring technique. The use of these strategies and related results is a major issue, emphasizing the need for further studies on the phenomenon of obesity, given the excellent results available in the short term, with significant weight loss, but the difficulties in keeping the results achieved in the long run. Since obesity is a chronic condition, CBT treatments must focus on different outcomes, considering weight loss as a consequence of a change in the individual’s eating style rather than as a major and only result to be pursued. Finally, we will take into account the topic of motivation in the psychological treatment of obesity since patient’s motivation assessment seems to be a major prerequisite for successful weight loss therapy.
Lingua originaleEnglish
Titolo della pubblicazione ospiteCognitive Behavioral Therapy and Clinical Applications
Pagine149-160
Numero di pagine12
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2018

Keywords

  • CBT, obesity

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