One-year follow-up of cognitive-behavioral therapy for obese individuals with binge eating disorder.
The results of a 1-year posttreatment follow-up of 93 obese women diagnosed as having binge eating disorder (BED) and treated with group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) followed by weight loss treatment are described. The group as a whole maintained both reductions in binge eating and abstinence rates fairly well. However, they regained the weight lost during treatment. Those who stopped binge eating during CBT maintained a weight loss of 4.0 kg over the follow-up period. In contrast, those who continued to binge gained 3.6 kg. Twenty-six percent of those abstinent after CBT met criteria for BED at follow-up and had gained weight, whereas the remaining 74% had lost weight. Stopping binge eating appears critical to sustained weight loss in BED.
Agras
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Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94305-5542, USA.
Telch
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Arnow
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Eldredge
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Marnell
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D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D016896:Treatment Outcome