Feasibility and acceptability of CD-ROM-based cognitive-behavioural treatment for binge-eating disorder.
We compared preliminary feasibility and acceptability of CD-ROM-delivered CBT for overweight individuals with binge-eating disorder (BED) to 10 weekly group CBT sessions (Group) and to a waiting list control (WL). Attrition was numerically greater in the Group than the CD-ROM condition; although only Group differed significantly from WL in dropout rates. Those in the CD-ROM condition reported continued use of their CD-ROM after treatment. Also, the majority of WL participants elected to receive CD-ROM over Group treatment at the end of the waiting period. Preliminarily, no significant differences emerged across the active treatment groups on most outcome measures. However, there was a significantly greater decline in binge days in the two active groups relative to WL. CD-ROM appears to be an acceptable and at least initially preferred method of CBT delivery for overweight individuals with BED.
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. jshapiro@med.unc.edu
Jennifer R
JR
Shapiro
Lauren
L
Reba-Harrelson
Maureen
M
Dymek-Valentine
Sandra L
SL
Woolson
Robert M
RM
Hamer
Cynthia M
CM
Bulik
D000328:Adult; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D016251:CD-ROM; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D016014:Linear Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D050177:Overweight; D017060:Patient Satisfaction