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Anhedonia is theorized as being relevant to binge eating spectrum disorders (BESDs) by palatable foods substituting the pleasure typically obtained from day-to-day activities. The current study examined whether anhedonia is associated with eating pathology at baseline and whether it predicts cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) outcomes alone and when controlling for non-anhedonia depression symptoms. Ninety-three individuals from two randomized controlled trials completed the Eating Disorder Examination and Beck Depression Inventory-II at pre-, mid-, and post-treatment. Results showed that anhedonia was positively associated with global eating pathology at baseline, and larger pre- to mid-treatment anhedonia and non-anhedonia reductions predicted larger pre- to post-treatment global eating pathology reductions, though the anhedonia association was no longer significant when controlling for non-anhedonia depression. Anhedonia appears to be related to global eating pathology in CBT for BESDs, but not loss of control eating. Further research is needed to elucidate the relationship between anhedonia and BESDs.
Anhedonia in cognitive behavioral therapy for binge eating spectrum disorders
Creators
Christina R. Felonis - Drexel University
Lindsay M. Gillikin - Drexel University
Mandy Lin - Drexel University
Stephanie M. Manasse - Drexel University
Adrienne S. Juarascio - Drexel University
Publication Details
Eating disorders, v ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print)
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Number of pages
13
Grant note
K23DK124514 / National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA
R34MH118353; R43MH121205 / National Institute of Mental Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
K23DK124514 / National Institute of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA
Resource Type
Journal article
Language
English
Academic Unit
Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); College of Arts and Sciences; Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]; Drexel University
Web of Science ID
WOS:000889504300001
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85142368453
Other Identifier
991020100065204721
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