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Integrating Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the Treatment of Eating Disorders: Tailoring Interventions to Patient Readiness for Change
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Geller, Josie; Dunn, Erin C. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2011
This paper focuses on the integration of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in the treatment of eating disorders. Although CBT is regarded as the treatment of choice in this population, it nevertheless has limitations: some patients fail to engage, drop out from treatment prematurely, or simply do not improve.…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Eating Disorders, Cognitive Restructuring, Interviews
Drunkorexia: Calorie Restriction Prior to Alcohol Consumption among College Freshman
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Burke, Sloane C.; Cremeens, Jennifer; Vail-Smith, Karen; Woolsey, Conrad – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2010
Using a sample of 692 freshmen at a southeastern university, this study examined caloric restriction among students prior to planned alcohol consumption. Participants were surveyed for self-reported alcohol consumption, binge drinking, and caloric intake habits prior to drinking episodes. Results indicated that 99 of 695 (14%) of first year…
Descriptors: Evidence, Prevention, Behavior Modification, Drinking
An Open Trial of an Acceptance-Based Behavioral Intervention for Weight Loss
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Forman, Evan M.; Butryn, Meghan L.; Hoffman, Kimberly L.; Herbert, James D. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2009
Innovative approaches are urgently needed to improve behavioral treatment for weight loss. The weight regain that is so common after treatment may be a result of an environment that makes it challenging to adhere, long-term, to a dietary and physical activity regimen. This study was designed to test, via a 12-week open trial, the preliminary…
Descriptors: Obesity, Intervention, Physical Activities, Behavior Modification
Dialectical Behavior Therapy of Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa among Adolescents: A Case Series
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Salbach-Andrae, Harriet; Bohnekamp, Inga; Pfeiffer, Ernst; Lehmkuhl, Ulrike; Miller, Alec L. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2008
The aim of this study was to describe a case series of adolescents (mean age = 16.5 years, SD = 1.0) with anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) who received dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Twelve outpatients with AN and BN took part in 25 weeks of twice weekly therapy consisting of individual therapy and a skills training group.…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Behavior Modification, Psychopathology, Adolescents
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