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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy versus Cognitive Therapy for the Treatment of Comorbid Eating PathologyCritique of a Scientific ArticleIntroductionThis article aims to demonstrate that l Acceptance and commitment is the best method to treat eating disorders. Although cognitive behavioral therapy has shown some promising results. She supports this claim by stating that cognitive therapy is an effective treatment for bulimia and has been given a grade of A by the National Institute for Clinical Effectiveness guidelines. The authors aim to determine which is an effective method, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) or cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT). Although it is a new theory, it has proven to be very effective. Scientific studies on CBT have confirmed its effectiveness for a wide variety of mental illnesses including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse disorders, sleep disorders and psychotic disorders. Studies have shown that CBT actually changes brain activity in people with mental illnesses who receive this treatment, suggesting...