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This case report contributes to this scant knowledge base by offering empirical evidence for how responses to climate change can influence eating disorder symptoms and, importantly, limit the effectiveness of evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy-Enhanced (CBT-E).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 24-year-old female graduate student studying environmental science presented to a specialized eating disorder clinic with worsening bulimia nervosa. Her symptoms initially improved with CBT-E; however, after three months, concerns about food waste significantly impeded further progress. The therapist, identifying symptoms of eco-anxiety, adapted standard CBT-E strategies to include psychoeducation about eco-anxiety, cognitive restructuring of beliefs about food waste and other eating-related eco-concerns, relevant exposures related to such concerns, and problem-solving to increase social support. These adaptations led to resumed progress, with the patient achieving nutritional adequacy by treatment end (38 sessions) and maintaining treatment gains through one year follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To our awareness, this is the first case report on the co-occurrence of eco-anxiety and eating disorders. This case underscores the importance of screening for concurrent eco-anxiety, suggests ways in which eating disorders and eco-anxiety can influence one another longitudinally, describes how coexisting eco-anxiety can limit standard CBT-E\u2019s effectiveness, and provides examples of successful treatment adaptations tailored to address eco-anxiety-related concerns.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s40337-024-01118-5","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,21]],"date-time":"2024-10-21T08:02:42Z","timestamp":1729497762000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["The role of eco-anxiety in the presentation of bulimia nervosa: a case report"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Cristin D.","family":"Runfola","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Debra L.","family":"Safer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,21]]},"reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"1118_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"448","DOI":"10.1002\/wps.20904","volume":"20","author":"N Auger","year":"2021","unstructured":"Auger N, Potter BJ, Ukah UV, Low N, Isra\u00ebl M, Steiger H, et al. 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