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Self‐help versus therapist‐led group cognitive‐behavioral treatment of binge eating disorder at follow‐up
Author(s) -
Peterson Carol B.,
Mitchell James E.,
Engbloom Sara,
Nugent Sean,
Mussell Melissa Pederson,
Crow Scott J.,
Thuras Paul
Publication year - 2001
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/eat.1098
Subject(s) - binge eating , psychology , binge eating disorder , eating disorders , cognition , psychoeducation , clinical psychology , group psychotherapy , cognitive behavioral therapy , psychotherapist , cognitive therapy , psychiatry , bulimia nervosa , intervention (counseling)
Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the longer‐term outcome of three group cognitive‐behavioral therapy (CBT) delivery models for the treatment of binge eating disorder (BED). Method Fifty‐one participants were assigned to one of three conditions. In the therapist‐led condition (TL; n = 16), a psychologist provided psychoeducational information for the first half hour and led a group discussion for the second half hour of each session. In the partial self‐help condition (PSH; n = 19), participants viewed a 30‐min psychoeducational videotape, followed by a therapist‐led discussion. In the structured self‐help condition (SSH; n = 16), participants watched a psychoeducational videotape and led their own discussion. Results Reductions in binge eating episodes and associated symptoms were observed for all three treatments at post, 1‐month, 6‐month, and 1‐year follow‐up, with no significant differences among the three conditions. Discussion These findings suggest that CBT for BED can be delivered successfully using videotape and a structured self‐help group format and that improvements in binge eating are maintained up to 1 year follow‐up. © 2001 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 30: 363–374, 2001.