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Heterogeneity Moderates Treatment Response among Patients with Binge Eating Disorder
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Sysko, Robyn; Hildebrandt, Tom; Wilson, G. Terence; Wilfley, Denise E.; Agras, W. Stewart – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: The purpose of the study was to explore heterogeneity and differential treatment outcome among a sample of patients with binge eating disorder (BED). Method: A latent class analysis was conducted with 205 treatment-seeking, overweight or obese individuals with BED randomized to interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), behavioral weight loss…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Body Composition, Physical Activities, Eating Disorders
Childhood Risk Factors for Thin Body Preoccupation and Social Pressure to Be Thin
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Agras, W. Stewart; Bryson, Susan; Hammer, Lawrence D.; Kraemer, Helena C. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: Thin body preoccupation and social pressure to be thin (TBPSP) in adolescence are risk factors for the development of full and partial bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. This study examined precursors of these potent risk factors. Method: A prospective study followed 134 children from birth to 11.0 years and their parents.…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Psychopathology, Prevention, Behavior Modification
The Association Between Patient Characteristics and the Therapeutic Alliance in Cognitive-Behavioral and Interpersonal Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa
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Constantino, Michael J.; Arnow, Bruce A.; Blasey, Christine; Agras, W. Stewart – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
The therapeutic alliance is an established predictor of psychotherapy outcome. However, alliance research in the treatment of eating disorders has been scant, with even less attention paid to correlates of alliance development. The goal of this study was to examine the relation between specific patient characteristics and the development of the…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Eating Disorders, Outcomes of Treatment, Cognitive Restructuring
An Examination of the Mechanisms of Action in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa
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Spangler, Diane L.; Baldwin, Scott A.; Agras, W. Stewart – Behavior Therapy, 2004
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for bulimia nervosa (BN) has received considerable empirical support for its efficacy. However, few investigators have examined the mechanisms proposed to account for the reduction of BN symptoms during CBT. The current study examined the associations between therapist interventions, client mechanisms, and…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Therapy, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification
Therapeutic Alliance and Treatment Adherence in Two Interventions for Bulimia Nervosa: A Study of Process and Outcome
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Loeb, Katharine L.; Wilson, G. Terence; Labouvie, Erich; Pratt, Elizabeth M.; Hayaki, Jumi; Walsh, B. Timothy; Agras, W. Stewart; Fairburn, Christopher G. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
The relationship between therapeutic alliance, therapist adherence to treatment protocol, and outcome was analyzed in a randomized trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa. Independent observers rated audiotapes of full-length therapy sessions. Purging frequency was the primary outcome…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Eating Disorders, Outcomes of Treatment, Intervention