PSYC 408 Chapter Notes - Chapter lecture 14 reading : Randomized Controlled Trial, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eating Disorder
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Behavioural therapy for patients with eating disorders: a two-site. Trial with 60-week follow-up fairburn et al. (2009) Compare two cognitive behavioural treatments for outpatients with eating disorders. One focused solely on eating disorder features (cbt-ef), and the other focused on a more complex treatment that also addresses mood intolerance, perfectionism, low self-esteem, and interpersonal difficulties (cbt-eb). 154 patients with eating disorders, but who were not markedly underweight. Two-site randomized controlled trial involving 20 weeks of treatment and a 60-week closed period of follow up. The control condition was an 8-week waiting list period preceding treatment. Patients in the waiting list showed little change in symptom severity. Those in the two treatment conditions had substantial and equivalent change, which was maintained at follow up. Patients with additional difficulties (marked mood intolerance, clinical perfectionism, low self esteem, or interpersonal difficulties) responded better to the complex treatment, and the reverse pattern was evident among the remaining participants.
