IJEDO | Italian Journal of Eating Disorders and Obesity

Original article
An update on the strategies and procedures of enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy for adolescents with eating disorders
Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT-E) has shown efficacy in treating adults with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and has been successfully adapted for use with adolescents with eating disorders. Multiple cohort studies involving adolescents aged between 12 and 19 years have evaluated the effectiveness of CBT-E in younger populations. The promising results from these studies have led the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to recommend CBT for eating disorders in adolescents.
Dalle Grave Riccardo, Sartirana Massimiliano, Calugi Simona
IJEDO 2025;7:1-16 | doi:10.32044/ijedo.2025.01
Published: 13 January 2025
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Original article
Glucagon-like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists and Obesity Associated with Eating Disorders
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are effective medications for managing obesity and related metabolic complications. However, their use presents specific challenges when obesity is coexisting with eating disorders.
Dalle Grave Riccardo
IJEDO 2024;6:15-24 | doi:10.32044/ijedo.2024.02
Published: 18 November 2024
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Original article
Forty years of the Villa Garda Eating Disorder Clinical Service: From the Eclectic Disease Model to the Psychological Multistep CBT-E Model
The Department of Eating and Weight Disorders at Villa Garda Hospital holds the distinction of being the inaugural unit in Italy solely devoted to the intensive treatment of eating disorders. Established in 1984, the unit has been notable for its pioneering approach, seamlessly integrating clinical practice with research endeavours. This unique blend has significantly shaped the management protocols for eating disorders both within Italy and on a global scale.
Dalle Grave Riccardo, Calugi Simona
IJEDO 2024;6:1-14 | doi:10.32044/ijedo.2024.01
Published: 18 July 2024
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Original article
Obesity and eating disorders: an interactive and complex coexistence
Obesity is the medical condition most frequently observed in people with eating disorders. It often coexists with binge-eating disorder and with some cases of bulimia nervosa, night eating syndrome, and atypical anorexia nervosa. Obesity can precede the onset of eating disorders, sometimes representing a risk factor for their onset, or can be in part the consequence of recurrent binge-eating episodes.
Dalle Grave Riccardo
IJEDO 2023;5:12-20 | doi:10.32044/ijedo.2023.04
Published: 7 December 2023
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Brief Report
Putative mediators of enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy for adolescents with anorexia nervosa
The effectiveness of enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) for adolescents with anorexia has been supported by several cohort studies and a non-randomized effectiveness trial comparing this treatment with family-based treatment (FBT). However, although many patients achieve a good outcome, a significant proportion still has residual psychopathology at the end of the CBT-E.
Dalle Grave Riccardo, Calugi Simona
IJEDO 2023;5:8-11 | doi:10.32044/ijedo.2023.03
Published: 13 March 2023
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An update on the strategies and procedures of enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy for adolescents with eating disorders

Glucagon-like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists and Obesity Associated with Eating Disorders

Forty years of the Villa Garda Eating Disorder Clinical Service: From the Eclectic Disease Model to the Psychological Multistep CBT-E Model

Obesity and eating disorders: an interactive and complex coexistence

Putative mediators of enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy for adolescents with anorexia nervosa