Conference
Self-Help for Bulimia Nervosa: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the effectiveness of unguided self-help as a first step in the treatment of bulimia nervosa.
METHOD: A total of 85 women with bulimia nervosa who were on a waiting list for treatment at a hospital-based clinic participated. The patients were randomly assigned to receive one of two self-help manuals or to a waiting list control condition for 8 weeks. One of the self-help manuals addressed the specific symptoms of …
Authors
Carter JC; Olmsted MP; Kaplan AS; McCabe RE; Mills JS; Aimé A
Volume
160
Pagination
pp. 973-978
Publisher
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Publication Date
May 1, 2003
DOI
10.1176/appi.ajp.160.5.973
Conference proceedings
American Journal of Psychiatry
Issue
5
ISSN
0002-953X