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Telephone‐based guided self‐help for binge eating disorder: A feasibility study
Author(s) -
Wells Anita M.,
Garvin Vicki,
Dohm FaithAnne,
StriegelMoore Ruth H.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(1997)21:4<341::aid-eat6>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - binge eating disorder , flexibility (engineering) , binge eating , autonomy , intervention (counseling) , eating disorders , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , bulimia nervosa , law , statistics , mathematics , political science
This feasibility study describes a novel form of guided self‐help for treating binge eating disorder (BED). Over a 3‐month period, a lay therapist provided first weekly (for 1 month) and then biweekly telephone‐based guidance to supplement a self‐help program. Eligible participants met DSM‐IV criteria for BED, based on the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE). Of 9 women initially admitted into the study, 7 completed the self‐help program. Upon completion, outcome was determined using the EDE‐Questionnaire and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). Binge eating frequency decreased markedly; BSI scores also decreased significantly. All women reported high levels of satisfaction with the intervention. Participants commented favorably about the flexibility, accessibility, and autonomy afforded by the telephone‐based administration of guidance. Results suggest that telephone‐based guided self‐help is a viable mode of service delivery for some women with BED. Recommendations are made for further improvement of this form of self‐help. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 21: 341–346, 1997.