title: Guided self-help CBT treatment for bulimic disorders: effectiveness and clinically significant change.
abstract: The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral guided self-help treatment program for bulimia nervosa and similar disorders. Participants were assessed at the beginning and end of treatment, and at 6 months follow-up, using the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q), the Outcome-Questionnaire-45 (OQ-45), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Forty-two participants from an eating disorders treatment service participated in this study. This study followed a one-group repeated measures naturalistic design with no control group. Results showed a significant reduction in EDE scores, OQ-45 and BDI. Clinically significant change occurred for the majority of participants. Cognitive-behavioral self-help treatment may be of value as an initial treatment for bulimia nervosa and similar disorders such as binge eating disorder.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Psicologia, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana Rita
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Vaz
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Conceição
authors.forename: Paulo P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Machado
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056912:Binge-Eating Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000628:therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult