title: Changes in alcohol intake in response to transdiagnostic cognitive behaviour therapy for eating disorders.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to examine how alcohol intake changes during and after transdiagnostic cognitive behaviour therapy for eating disorders (CBT-E). Additionally, the paper considers the relationship between alcohol consumption, eating disorder diagnosis and current major depressive episode at the time of first assessment.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and forty nine outpatients with an eating disorder (body mass index over 17.5) were divided into high or low alcohol intake groups (HIG and LIG) according to their intake at pre-treatment assessment. Their alcohol intake and eating disorder psychopathology were examined over the course of treatment and follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no difference between the groups on response of the eating disorder to treatment. The HIG significantly reduced their alcohol intake following treatment whilst the intake of the LIG remained stable over the course of treatment and follow-up. There were no group differences in major depression and overall severity of eating disorder at baseline.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The response to CBT-E was not influenced by baseline level of alcohol use. The mean alcohol intake of the heavy drinking subjects decreased without being specifically addressed by the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Eating Disorders Service, Brandon Unit, Leicester General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: Matislava
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karačić
authors.forename: Jackie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wales
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arcelus
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Zafra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Fairburn
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016896:Treatment Outcome