Interpersonal psychotherapy for the prevention of excess weight gain and eating disorders: A brief case study.
This article presents a brief case study of "Jane Doe," a 13-year-old, non-Hispanic White girl 2 participating in a clinical research trial of interpersonal psychotherapy-weight gain (IPT-WG). Girls at-risk for adult obesity and binge eating disorder (BED) were randomly assigned to take part in 12 weeks of preventative group treatment. Jane's IPT-WG group included five other early adolescent girls (mostly aged 12-13) at risk for adult obesity and BED. The case of Jane illustrates a successful example of IPT-WG for the prevention of excessive weight gain and for the prevention of BED. (PsycINFO Database Record
Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Marian
M
Tanofsky-Kraff
Human Development and Family Studies and Public Health, Colorado State University.
Lauren B
LB
Shomaker
Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University.
Jami F
JF
Young
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine.
Denise E
DE
Wilfley
D000293:Adolescent; D056912:Binge-Eating Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D017008:Negotiating; D050177:Overweight / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D015430:Weight Gain