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Peer-reviewedCC BYJournal of Eating Disorders

Book Review: Multidiagnostic Eating Disorder Dialectical Behavior Therapy: an innovative treatment for complex eating disorders

  • Marissa Adams1
  • James Downs2
  1. 1Independent Researcher
  2. 2Peer Researcher with Lived Experience
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Abstract

This book review considers Federici and Wisniewski’s Treating Eating Disorders with DBT: The MED-DBT Protocol (Guildford Press, 2026). Drawing on their lived experiences, the authors examine the book’s unique approach to complex and multidiagnostic eating disorders, particularly its adapted biosocial model, account of invalidation and use of dialectical dilemmas. The book offers a humane and clinically credible alternative to prevailing treatment models and overly-individualising concepts such as “treatment resistance”. The development of additional patient- and caregiver-facing resources could extend its value as an important contribution to contemporary eating disorder care.

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@article{adams2026book,
  title = {{Book Review: Multidiagnostic Eating Disorder Dialectical Behavior Therapy: an innovative treatment for complex eating disorders}},
  author = {Marissa Adams and James Downs},
  journal = {Journal of Eating Disorders},
  year = {2026},
  month = jul,
  doi = {10.1186/s40337-026-01721-8},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-026-01721-8},
  note = {CC BY},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Book Review: Multidiagnostic Eating Disorder Dialectical Behavior Therapy: an innovative treatment for complex eating disorders
AU  - Marissa Adams
AU  - James Downs
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/07/01
JO  - Journal of Eating Disorders
DO  - 10.1186/s40337-026-01721-8
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-026-01721-8
AB  - This book review considers Federici and Wisniewski’s Treating Eating Disorders with DBT: The MED-DBT Protocol (Guildford Press, 2026). Drawing on their lived experiences, the authors examine the book’s unique approach to complex and multidiagnostic eating disorders, particularly its adapted biosocial model, account of invalidation and use of dialectical dilemmas. The book offers a humane and clinically credible alternative to prevailing treatment models and overly-individualising concepts such as “treatment resistance”. The development of additional patient- and caregiver-facing resources could extend its value as an important contribution to contemporary eating disorder care.
SN  - 2050-2974
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