Journal article
Effect of Length of Treatment on Weight Loss
Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, v 57(3), pp 450-452
Jun 1989
PMID: 2500466
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Abstract
In this study we tested whether the efficacy of behavior therapy for obesity might be improved by lengthening the duration of treatment. Forty-eight obese clients were randomly assigned to either a standard treatment of 20 weekly sessions or to an extended treatment of 40 weekly sessions. The content of each program was identical, but the treatment procedures were introduced in a more gradual manner in the extended condition. At Week 20, the conditions showed equivalent weight losses. At 40- and 72-week evaluations, however, the extended treatment produced significantly greater mean weight losses than did the standard treatment.
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- Title
- Effect of Length of Treatment on Weight Loss
- Creators
- Michael G PerriArthur M Nezu - Beth Israel Medical Center and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New YorkEugene T PattiKaren L McCann
- Publication Details
- Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, v 57(3), pp 450-452
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1989U825300019
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0024845144
- Other Identifier
- 991014878181704721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Clinical