Open AccessCBT4BN: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Online Chat and Face-to-Face Group Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa
Author(s) -
Stephanie Zerwas,
Hunna J. Watson,
Sara M. Hofmeier,
Michele D. Levine,
Robert M. Hamer,
Ross D. Crosby,
Cristin D. Runfola,
Christine M. Peat,
Jennifer R. Shapiro,
Benjamin Zimmer,
Markus Moessner,
Hans Kordy,
Marsha D. Marcus,
Cynthia M. Bulik
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
psychotherapy and psychosomatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.531
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1423-0348
pISSN - 0033-3190
DOI - 10.1159/000449025
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , randomized controlled trial , group psychotherapy , psychology , cognitive behavioral therapy , binge eating , abstinence , eating disorders , psychotherapist , intervention (counseling) , psychiatry , clinical psychology , face to face , medicine , philosophy , epistemology
Although cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) represents the first-line evidence-based psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa (BN), most individuals seeking treatment do not have access to this specialized intervention. We compared an Internet-based manualized version of CBT group therapy for BN conducted via a therapeutic chat group (CBT4BN) to the same treatment conducted via a traditional face-to-face group therapy (CBTF2F).