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Comparing two measures of eating restraint in bulimic women treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy
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Comparing two measures of eating restraint in bulimic women treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy

Debra L Safer, W Stewart Agras, Michael R Lowe and Susan Bryson
The International journal of eating disorders, v 36(1)
Jul 2004
PMID: 15185276

Abstract

Severity of Illness Index Reproducibility of Results Cognitive Therapy - methods Humans Adult Feeding Behavior Female Surveys and Questionnaires Bulimia - diagnosis Bulimia - therapy
To examine changes in dietary restraint patterns revealed by the Eating Disorders Examination Restraint subscale (EDE-R) and the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire Cognitive Restraint scale (TFEQ-CR) in a large sample of women with bulimia nervosa (BN) who completed 18 weeks of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Data from 134 subjects were obtained from a larger study and analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA). The EDE-R showed statistically and clinically significant decreases post-CBT, whereas the TFEQ-CR did not change significantly. This is the first study to directly compare the EDE-R and TFEQ-CR before and after CBT in the same population. The contrasting results suggest the two measures tap different aspects of the dietary restraint construct. The EDE-R may primarily reflect dieting to lose weight whereas the TFEQ-CR may reflect dieting to avoid weight gain. In assessing changes in dietary restraint targeted by CBT for BN, the TFEQ-CR appears less useful.

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Nutrition & Dietetics
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Psychology
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