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Psychological Treatments of Binge Eating Disorder

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Wilson, G. Terence, Wilfley, Denise E., Agras, W. Stewart, Bryson, Susan W.·2010·Archives of General Psychiatry

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CONTEXT: Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is an effective specialty treatment for binge eating disorder (BED). Behavioral weight loss treatment (BWL) and guided self-help based on cognitive behavior therapy (CBTgsh) have both resulted in short-term reductions in binge eating in obese patients with BED. OBJECTIVE: To test whether patients with BED require specialty therapy beyond BWL and whether IPT is more effective than either BWL or CBTgsh in patients with a high negative affect during a 2-year follow-up. DESIGN: Randomized, active control efficacy trial. SETTING: University outpatient clinics. PARTICIPANTS: Two hundred five women and men with a body mass index between 27 and 45 who met DSM-IV criteria for BED. Intervention Twenty sessions of IPT or BWL or 10 sessions of CBTgsh during 6 months. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Binge eating assessed by the Eating Disorder Examination. RESULTS: At 2-year follow-up, both IPT and CBTgsh resulted in greater remission from binge eating than BWL (P < .05; odds ratios: BWL vs CBTgsh, 2.3; BWL vs IPT, 2.6; and CBTgsh vs IPT, 1.2). Self-esteem (P < .05) and global Eating Disorder Examination (P < .05) scores were moderators of treatment outcome. The odds ratios for low and high global Eating Disorder Examination scores were 2.8 for BWL, 2.9 for CBTgsh, and 0.73 for IPT; for self-esteem, they were 2.4 for BWL, 1.9 for CBTgsh, and 0.9 for IPT. CONCLUSIONS: Interpersonal psychotherapy and CBTgsh are significantly more effective than BWL in eliminating binge eating after 2 years. Guided self-help based on cognitive behavior therapy is a first-line treatment option for most patients with BED, with IPT (or full cognitive behavior therapy) used for patients with low self-esteem and high eating disorder psychopathology. TRIAL REGISTRATION: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00060762.

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Authors
Wilson, G. T., Wilfley, D. E., Agras, W. S., & Bryson, S. W.
Affiliations
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
Venue
Archives of General Psychiatry
Published
2010-01-01
Volume
67
Issue
1
Pages
94
ISSN
0003-990X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2149070832
Cited by
492
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37
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FWCI
40.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Archives of General Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Public Health Service (R01063862, R01063863, K24 070446, R01064153)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH063863, R01MH064153, R01MH063862, K24MH070446)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords
binge eating disorder, interpersonal psychotherapy, behavioral weight loss, guided self-help, cognitive behavioral therapy, obesity, self-esteem, eating disorder psychopathology, long-term follow-up
MeSH terms
Adult, Behavior Therapy, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychotherapy, Self Concept, Self-Help Groups, Weight Loss, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Body Mass Index, Treatment Outcome, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Binge-Eating Disorder

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