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Cognitiveābehavioral therapy in the time of coronavirus : clinician tips for working with eating disorders via telehealth when faceātoāface meetings are not possible
Objective
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a dramatically different way of working for many therapists working with eating disorders, where telehealth has suddenly become the norm. However, many clinicians feel ill equipped to deliver therapy via telehealth, while adhering to evidenceābased interventions. This article draws together clinician experiences of the issues that should be attended to, and how to address them within a telehealth framework.
Method
Seventy clinical colleagues of the authors were emailed and invited to share their concerns online about how to deliver cognitiveābehavioral therapy for eating disorders (CBTāED) via telehealth, and how to adapt clinical practice to deal with the problems that they and others had encountered. After 96āhr, all the suggestions that had been shared by 22 clinicians were collated to provide timely advice for other clinicians.
Results
A range of themes emerged from the online discussion. A large proportion were general clinical and practical domains (patient and therapist concerns about telehealth; technical issues in implementing telehealth; changes in the environment), but there were also specific considerations and clinical recommendations about the delivery of CBTāED methods.
Discussion
Through interaction and sharing of ideas, clinicians across the world produced a substantial number of recommendations about how to use telehealth to work with people with eating disorders while remaining on track with evidenceābased practice. These are shared to assist clinicians over the period of changed practice