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Self‐help for bulimia nervosa: A preliminary report
Author(s) -
Cooper Peter J.,
Coker Sian,
Fleming Carmel
Publication year - 1994
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(199412)16:4<401::aid-eat2260160409>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , psychopathology , psychology , psychiatry , vomiting , eating disorders , anorexia nervosa , clinical psychology , cognition , psychotherapist , medicine , surgery
Eighteen patients with DSM‐III‐R bulimia nervosa were treated by providing them with supervision in the use of a self‐help manual based on the cognitive behavioral treatment for the disorder. The patients were assessed before beginning the self‐help program, and again 4 to 6 months later, using standardized measures of psychopathology. The findings were encouraging. At follow‐up one half of the patients had ceased bulimic episodes and self‐induced vomiting, and most of the remainder had made significant improvements. These preliminary findings, together with related published work, suggest that supervised self‐help might be an appropriate first line treatment for patients with bulimia nervosa and that for many patients it could be sufficient. © 1994 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.