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An outpatient treatment program for bulimia nervosa
Author(s) -
Lacey J. Hubert
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<209::aid-eat2260020430>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , partial hospitalization , clinical psychology , eating disorders , mental health
This paper describes the features of an outpatient program for bulimic patients at normal body weight. The program aims at the removal of dietary manipulation (without the development of a weight disorder) and the recognition and new management of emotional and social factors that generate the symptoms. The program is eclectic in orientation and is divided into ten sessions of individual and group therapy. The treatment uses a graduated contract, a series of structured controls, and formal behavioral, supportive, and insight‐directed psychotherapy.