Journal article
Weight Suppression Is a Robust Predictor of Outcome in the Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa
Journal of abnormal psychology (1965), v 115(1), pp 62-67
Feb 2006
PMID: 16492096
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Abstract
This study examined weight suppression (difference between highest premorbid weight and pretreatment weight) as a predictor of outcome in 188 outpatients with bulimia nervosa enrolled in a cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention. Participants who dropped out of treatment had significantly higher levels of weight suppression than treatment completers. Of participants who completed treatment, those who continued to engage in binge eating or purging had significantly higher levels of weight suppression than those who were abstinent from bingeing and purging. Results did not change when body mass index, dietary restraint, weight and shape concerns, or other relevant variables were controlled. Relinquishing bulimic behaviors and adopting normal eating patterns may be most feasible for patients who are closest to their highest premorbid weights.
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- Title
- Weight Suppression Is a Robust Predictor of Outcome in the Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa
- Creators
- Meghan L Butryn - Department of Psychology, Drexel UniversityMichael R Lowe - Department of Psychology, Drexel UniversityDebra L Safer - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford UniversityW. Stewart Agras - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
- Publication Details
- Journal of abnormal psychology (1965), v 115(1), pp 62-67
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000236055600007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-33644528423
- Other Identifier
- 991014878301904721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychiatry
- Psychology, Clinical
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary