The main goals of treatment for an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia are:

1. To restore or normalize the person's weight and nutritional status.
2. Treat the physical complications .
3. Providing education on healthy eating and nutritional patterns . Recommendations are offered to parents and patients on the principles of a balanced diet (in terms of proportion, variety, and frequency of foods).
4. Modifying/improving pre-existing or acquired dysfunctions resulting from the illness (thoughts, attitudes, feelings, altered behaviors): reducing or eliminating binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors (restriction, purging, excessive exercise); addressing body image dissatisfaction and cognitive distortions; and improving self-esteem and social relationships. These changes are achieved through psychotherapy, pharmacological treatment, and family interventions.
5. Treat associated disorders (comorbidities), both psychiatric (mood disorders, obsessive symptoms, etc.) and physical (diabetes mellitus, etc.).
6. Gaining the support of the affected person's family and providing them with counseling and therapy when necessary. It is recommended to involve the family and offer them participation in a parent support group (psychoeducational and multi-family) with the aim of strengthening the therapeutic alliance, offering emotional support and information about the illness, and alleviating their guilt.
7. Preventing relapses . This includes addressing and preventing situations that may encourage them (diets, emotional instability) and planning strategies to cope with them.