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Short‐term group treatment of bulimia. A Preliminary report
Author(s) -
Johnson Craig,
Connors Mary,
Stuckey Marilyn
Publication year - 1983
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 - 10.1002/1098-108x(198322)2:4<199::aid-eat2260020429>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - psychology , pathological , term (time) , clinical psychology , bulimia nervosa , intervention (counseling) , group psychotherapy , psychotherapist , psychiatry , eating disorders , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics
This brief report presents preliminary findings regarding the use of short‐term group treatment for bulimia. Ten patients who met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual III (DSM‐III) criteria for bulimia were treated in a 12‐session psycho‐educational format. Results indicated that all patients reduced the frequency of their bulimic behavior and showed change in attitudes related to pathological eating behavior. The preliminary results suggest that short‐term group treatment may be a moderately effective treatment intervention for bulimia.