title: Attrition and outcome in self-help treatment for bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder: a constructive replication.
abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of a 12-week CBT-based pure and guided self-help among 29 patients with full and subthreshold bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. In the intention-to-treat analyses, self-help had a moderately positive and sustained effect on the patients' eating problems. The patients reduced their mean number of objective bulimic episodes and purging behavior by 26% and 22% over the course of treatment. The corresponding reduction levels for the treatment completers (n=21) were 41% and 34%, respectively. As in the previous study, there were no significant differences between the pure and guided self-help mode in terms of outcome, and the results were sustained 6 months after the end of the treatment. The findings are discussed in relation to the shorter duration of the self-help, the lower rate of attrition, and the characteristics of the sample compared to the earlier trial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. ata.ghaderi@psyk.uu.se
authors.forename: Ata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghaderi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome