Why is attendance variable at groups for women with bulimia nervosa? The role of eating psychopathology and other characteristics
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Severity of eating disorders and clinical characteristics of the clients determine the attendance rate at group therapy sessions for bulimia nervosa. Fulfillment of expectations from the therapy, severe levels of bulimic symptoms, longer duration of problem, and previous history of therapy are predictive of high attendance rates. Higher restrictive characteristics such as the drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction, childhood history of weight problems, and unfulfilled wishes lead to poor attendance and higher drop-out rates.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 1996
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Factors influencing the outcome of group psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa
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The success of group psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa treatment depends on factors such as group size, intensity and length of psychotherapy and other treatment components. Therapist gender and single therapeutic orientations present no significant advantages. Additional research is needed on comparing the characteristics of bulimics to group psychotherapy to enhance effectiveness and engagement and decrease drop-out rates.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 1997
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Dissociation in bulimic and non-eating-disordered women
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A study of a group of 26 women with bulimic eating disorders with 100 nonclinical female volunteers illustrated that for the former group the degree of occurrence of binging correlated significantly with measures of the Dissociative Experiences Scale, due to their dissociative absorption styles. Singular dissociative styles correlated with the bulimic attitudes of the nonclinical samples on the Eating Attitudes Test.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 1995
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