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Utilization of empirically supported psychotherapy treatments for individuals with eating disorders: A survey of psychologists
Author(s) -
Mussell Melissa Pederson,
Crosby Ross D.,
Crow Scott J.,
Knopke Amy J.,
Peterson Carol B.,
Wonderlich Stephen A.,
Mitchell James E.
Publication year - 2000
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(200003)27:2<230::aid-eat11>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - eating disorders , psychology , interpersonal psychotherapy , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , interpersonal communication , cognitive behavioral therapy , cognition , psychiatry , randomized controlled trial , medicine , social psychology , surgery
Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the primary methods used by psychotherapists in treating individuals with eating disorders and to determine the extent to which certain empirically supported psychotherapies (i.e., cognitive behavioral therapy [CBT] and interpersonal psychotherapy [IPT]) are used in clinical settings. Method Surveys developed for this study were sent to 500 psychologists randomly selected from a list of all licensed doctoral‐level psychologists in an upper midwestern state. Results Despite the findings that CBT techniques were reported to be frequently used, most respondents identified something other than CBT or IPT as their primary theoretical approach. In addition, the majority of repondents indicated not having received training in the use of manual‐based, empirically supported treatment approaches for working with individuals with eating disorders, although most reported a desire to obtain such training. Conclusions Although commonly referred to as the “treatments of choice” in research literature, manual‐based, empirically supported approaches to working with individuals with eating disorders has not received adequate dissemination. © 2000 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 27: 230–237, 2000.