Publication year
2012Source
Eating Disorders, 20, 4, (2012), pp. 276-287ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Journal title
Eating Disorders
Volume
vol. 20
Issue
iss. 4
Page start
p. 276
Page end
p. 287
Subject
Experimental Psychopathology and TreatmentAbstract
This study examines predictors of short-term treatment outcome for obese individuals with binge eating disorder (BED). A battery of assessment questionnaires was given to 212 patients on admission of a CBT day-treatment program for BED. Treatment outcome assessed by changes in eating disorder symptomatology was measured in 182 completers. Linear regression analyses indicated that a combination of variables at baseline predicted 26% of the variance in treatment outcome. High social embedding and higher scores on openness (NEO-PI-R) were significantly related to more improvement after treatment. Higher scores on depressive symptoms (BDI), agoraphobia (SCL-90) and extraversion (NEO-PI-R) were significantly related to less improvement. The analyses show that the level of social embedding and psychopathological comorbidity (state and trait) are predictors for treatment outcome. This study confirms the notion that social context and comorbidity need to be taken into account as described in treatment guidelines of NICE and APA for BED.
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