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Direct linkCooper, Zafra; Fairburn, Christopher G. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2011
In recent years there has been widespread acceptance that cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is the treatment of choice for bulimia nervosa. The cognitive behavioral treatment of bulimia nervosa (CBT-BN) was first described in 1981. Over the past decades the theory and treatment have evolved in response to a variety of challenges. The treatment has…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Behavior Modification, Patients, Therapy
Peer reviewedWelch, Sarah L.; Fairburn, Christopher G. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1996
Young women (n=102) with bulimia nervosa were compared with 204 control subjects without an eating disorder and with 102 subjects with other psychiatric disorders. Results suggest that sexual and physical abuse are both risk factors for psychiatric disorders in general, including bulimia nervosa, but are not specific risk factors for bulimia. (DB)
Descriptors: Bulimia, Child Abuse, Eating Disorders, Females
Peer reviewedFairburn, Christopher G.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1993
Patients with bulimia nervosa were treated with either cognitive behavioral, behavioral, or a form of interpersonal psychotherapy for 19 sessions in an 18-week period. Assessments were made at pretreatment; posttreatment; and 4-, 8-, and 12-month follow-up. The nature of the relationship between attitudinal disturbance and outcome was complex and…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes, Body Image, Bulimia
Peer reviewedWilson, G. Terence; Fairburn, Christopher G. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1993
Sees cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) as applicable to all eating disorders but most intensively studied in treatment of bulimia nervosa. Briefly reviews most commonly used cognitive treatments for eating disorders, provides critical evaluation of their effectiveness, and speculates about their mechanisms of action. Notes that CBT has not been…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Bulimia, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Cognitive Restructuring
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
