title: Moderators of dialectical behavior therapy for binge eating disorder: results from a randomized controlled trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Investigate moderators of a randomized clinical trial of group Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder (DBT-BED) compared to an active comparison group control (ACGT) on the post-treatment outcome of binge frequency after twenty 2-h weekly sessions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Moderation analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants were 101 adults with BED [mean (SD) age, 52.2 (10.6) years and BMI, 36.4 (8.6)]. Analyses identified two moderators of post-treatment outcome. Participants with (1) Avoidant Personality Disorder or (2) an earlier onset of overweight and dieting (<15 years old) evidenced significantly worsened outcome when treated with ACGT versus DBT-BED.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Participants with certain indicators of higher baseline pathology respond better to DBT-BED than ACGT at post-treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5722, USA.
authors.forename: Athena Hagler
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Debra L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Safer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D056912:Binge-Eating Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods; D012649:Self Concept; D016896:Treatment Outcome