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Juarascio, Adrienne; Shaw, Jena; Forman, Evan; Timko, C. Alix; Herbert, James; Butryn, Meghan; Bunnell, Douglas; Matteucci, Alyssa; Lowe, Michael – Behavior Modification, 2013
Eating disorders are among the most challenging disorders to treat, with even state-of-the-art cognitive-behavioral treatments achieving only modest success. One possible reason for the high rate of treatment failure for eating disorders is that existing treatments do not attend sufficiently to critical aspects of the disorder such as high…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Behavior Modification, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Effectiveness
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Vanderlinden, Johan; Adriaensen, An; Vancampfort, Davy; Pieters, Guido; Probst, Michel; Vansteelandt, Kristof – Behavior Modification, 2012
The goal of this study is to investigate the efficacy of a manualized cognitive-behavioral therapeutic (CBT) approach for patients with obesity and binge eating disorder (BED) on the short and longer term. A prospective study without a control group consisting of three measurements (a baseline measurement and two follow-up assessments up to 5…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Therapy, Control Groups, Psychology
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Masuda, Akihiko; Price, Matthew; Anderson, Page L.; Wendell, Johanna W. – Behavior Modification, 2010
The present cross-sectional study investigated the relation among disordered eating-related cognition, psychological flexibility, and poor psychological outcomes among a nonclinical college sample. As predicted, conviction of disordered eating-related cognitions was positively associated with general psychological ill-health and emotional distress…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Eating Disorders, Predictor Variables, College Students
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Lillis, Jason; Hayes, Steven C.; Levin, Michael E. – Behavior Modification, 2011
Two thirds of the adults in the United States are overweight or obese. Binge eating is a barrier to treatment adherence and sustained weight loss, and can be seen as a form of experiential avoidance. The current study analyzed the impact of binge eating on weight reduction in a previously published study of a 1-day acceptance and commitment…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Eating Disorders, Etiology, Emotional Disturbances
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Gleaves, David H.; Brown, Joshua D.; Warren, Cortney S. – Behavior Modification, 2004
Are the eating disorders discrete diagnostic entities or do they fall along one or more continua ranging from normal body weight, eating behavior, and weight concerns to severely disturbed patterns? Researchers have debated this question for at least 30 years and have used numerous creative strategies to examine this and related questions. This…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Eating Disorders, Psychological Patterns, Therapy
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Williamson, Donald A.; White, Marney A.; York-Crowe, Emily; Stewart, Tiffany M. – Behavior Modification, 2004
This article presents an integrated cognitive-behavioral theory of eating disorders that is based on hypotheses developed over the past 30 years. The theory is evaluated using a selected review of the eating disorder literature pertaining to cognitive biases, negative emotional reactions, binge eating, compensatory behaviors, and risk factors for…
Descriptors: Prevention, Behavior Modification, Risk, Eating Disorders