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Compliance with a self‐care manual for bulimia nervosa: Predictors and outcome
Author(s) -
Troop Nicholas,
Schmidt Ulrike,
Tiller Jane,
Todd Gillian,
Keilen Matthius,
Treasure Janet
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1996.tb01197.x
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , compliance (psychology) , psychology , outcome (game theory) , patient compliance , psychiatry , clinical psychology , eating disorders , medicine , social psychology , emergency medicine , mathematics , mathematical economics
Self‐directed treatment has been shown to be effective in the treatment of bulimia nervosa. This paper shows that compliance with a manual is related to outcome. Forty per cent of high compliers achieved full remission after eight weeks with a manual, compared with only 5 per cent of low compliers. Furthermore, patients with greater weight and shape concerns were less likely to use a manual while those with a longer duration of illness were more likely to use it.