Jenny
23rd July 2009, 08:45 PM
Psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa and binging
Hay PPJ, Bacaltchuk J, Stefano S
Summary:
Bulimia nervosa (BN) is an eating disorder in which people binge on food and then try to make up for this by extreme measures such as making themselves sick, taking laxatives or starving themselves. A special form of psychotherapy called cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT-BN) has been developed. We reviewed studies that compared CBT-BN or other similar CBT approaches, with other types of psychotherapy or to control groups who got no treatment (e.g. people on CBT waiting lists). We found that CBT was better than other therapies, and better than no treatment, at reducing binge eating. Some studies found that self-help using the CBT manual can be helpful, but more research and larger trials are needed. Cognitive behavioural therapy can help people with bulimia nervosa.
Read the full article here:
http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab000562.html
Hay PPJ, Bacaltchuk J, Stefano S
Summary:
Bulimia nervosa (BN) is an eating disorder in which people binge on food and then try to make up for this by extreme measures such as making themselves sick, taking laxatives or starving themselves. A special form of psychotherapy called cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT-BN) has been developed. We reviewed studies that compared CBT-BN or other similar CBT approaches, with other types of psychotherapy or to control groups who got no treatment (e.g. people on CBT waiting lists). We found that CBT was better than other therapies, and better than no treatment, at reducing binge eating. Some studies found that self-help using the CBT manual can be helpful, but more research and larger trials are needed. Cognitive behavioural therapy can help people with bulimia nervosa.
Read the full article here:
http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab000562.html