title: The Bulimic Automatic Thoughts Test: initial reliability and validity data.
abstract: The Bulimic Automatic Thoughts Test (BATT) was designed to address some of the limitations found in previous measures of the cognitions of bulimic patients. In this study, bulimic, depressed, obese, and normal subjects were differentiated on the BATT, which suggests that it is a useful measure for detecting cognitions specific to bulimic patients. Scores on the BATT improved after a trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy for the bulimic subjects. The BATT may be useful in predicting which bulimic women will continue to have distorted thinking after treatment and will require additional intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA 02215.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Franko
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Zuroff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003071:Cognition; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results