The American Psychiatric Association

Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Eating Disorders

4th Edition

American Psychiatric Association Publishing
114 pages
ISBN: 9780890425848
February 2023

This book seeks to enhance the assessment, treatment, and quality of care in adolescents, young adults, and adults with an eating disorder. The guideline focuses on evidence-based pharmacological, psychotherapeutic, and other nonpharmacological treatments for eating disorders, primarily anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. It provides direction on implementing recommendations into clinical practice, with the goal of reducing the mortality, morbidity, and significant psychosocial and health consequences.