Riccardo Dalle Grave M.D.

About

Riccardo Dalle Grave, M.D., is head of the Department of Eating and Weight Disorders at the Villa Garda Hospital in Italy. In this department, he developed an original inpatient treatment for eating disorders based entirely on the enhanced cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-E), and the adaptation of outpatient CBT-E for adolescents with eating disorders.

He is a fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders and a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Eating Disorders, Eating and Weight Disorders, and Journal of Eating Disorders. He is also editor of the Italian Journal of Eating Disorders and Obesity (IJEDO) and of the CBT-E website. Over the past 20 years, Dr. Dalle Grave has published about 150 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, and four books in English, including the new Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adolescents with Eating Disorders, Dalle Grave, R., & Calugi, S. (2020). New York: Guilford Press.

Books by Riccardo Dalle Grave M.D.

Recent Posts

Cognitive Processes and the Treatment of Obesity

Specific cognitive factors are associated with attrition, weight loss, and maintenance, but are not usually addressed by the treatment of obesity

How Intensive CBT-E Can Help Adolescents With Anorexia

Adolescents with anorexia nervosa, irrespective of the duration of their illness, can derive similar benefits from intensive enhanced cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Internalized Weight Stigma and Binge-Eating Disorder

internalized weight stigma often coexists with binge-eating disorder and needs to be addressed with specific psychological strategies and procedures.

New Weight Loss Drugs in Binge-Eating Disorder and Obesity

The new incretin-based weight loss medications should be considered in patients with binge-eating disorder and obesity only after the remission of binge-eating episodes.

New Obesity Framework: Overcoming Stigma and Improving Care

The conceptualization of obesity as a disease or a risk factor is still highly controversial. We need a shared definition of the diagnosis of clinical obesity.

Multistep Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Eating Disorders

Multistep CBT-E is a treatment for eating disorders that adopts the same theory and procedures at each level of care and minimizes the problems associated with such transitions

Understanding Atypical Anorexia Nervosa

In atypical anorexia, all of the criteria for anorexia nervosa are met, except that despite significant weight loss, the individual's weight is within or above the normal range

Social Media, Body Dissatisfaction, and Disordered Eating

The use of social networks is associated with body dissatisfaction and eating disorders.

Anorexia Nervosa and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

People with anorexia nervosa often receive an incorrect diagnosis of coexisting obsessive-compulsive disorder for their characteristic eating rituals and compulsive exercising.

Weight Suppression in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa

Weight suppression is a negative predictor of body mass index outcome in adolescents with anorexia nervosa treated with cognitive behavior therapy.