Mental Health Disorders - Eating Disorders: Night Eating Syndrome

Cognitive behavioural theory (CBT) can provide the theoretical basis for nutrition counselling in individuals with NES (2).

• CBT strategies and tools that dietitians may employ include planning, stimulus control, stress management, rewards/contingency management, and food/thought diaries (3).
• CBT uses a variety of techniques that help individuals with NES focus on cognitive, emotional and behavioural patterns, well as increasing self-efficacy (1).