Table 2.

Comparative features of evidence based therapies for adults with anorexia nervosa

	CBT‐E13	MANTRA17	SSCM18	FPT19
Theoretical model	CBT formulation and trans‐diagnostic maintaining factors	Cognitive/interpersonal	Atheoretical	Psychodynamic formulation
Targets	Dysfunctional beliefs, disordered eating	Intra‐ and interpersonal maintaining factors, for example inflexibility	Undernutrition, other ‘targets’ as personalised goals	Intra‐ and interpersonal maintaining factors, for example low self‐esteem
Therapy tools	Behavioural monitoring, behavioural experiments, cognitive restructuring, chain analyses	Motivational interviewing, social integration and cognitive remediation	Psychoeducation, supportive therapy	Exploration of beliefs/schema; interpersonal therapy, goal setting, new behaviours
Mood symptoms	Core mood intolerance module	Emotion skills training	Symptom management	Exploration/analysis of affective‐emotional experiences

CBT‐E, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy – Enhanced; FPT, Focal Psychodynamic Therapy; MANTRA, Maudsley Anorexia Nervosa Therapy for Adults; SSCM, Specialist Supportive Clinical Management.