The British journal of clinical psychology / the British Psychological Society
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This article outlines specific developments in compassion-focused therapy (CFT) for the treatment of patients with an eating disorder. ⋯ CFT-E offers a promising treatment for adult outpatients who present to specialist eating disorder services with restricting and binge/purging eating disorders. Recent developments include treatment protocols for patients who are low weight and have an eating disorder and for those presenting with obesity.