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Frances A Carter1, Virginia V W McIntosh, Peter R Joyce
1University Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, Otago University, Christchurch, New Zealand. frances.carter@chmeds.ac.nz
Objective:
To examine the usefulness of a self-report questionnaire in the assessment of cue reactivity among women treated for bulimia nervosa.
Method:
Subjects were women participating in a randomized clinical trial evaluating the additive efficacy of exposure- and non-exposure-based behavioral treatment to a core of cognitive behavior therapy, with follow-up at 6 months post treatment. Complete data were available for 82 women. Cue reactivity was assessed using an adaptation of the Situational Appetite Measure (SAM).
Results:
Improvements in cue reactivity occurred over time for the sample as a whole, with greater improvements being associated with favorable treatment outcome and treatment modality (exposure based treatments associated with greater improvements). The best single predictor of abstinence at 6 months was abstinence at posttreatment.
Conclusion:
A self-report questionnaire (adapted SAM) provided useful information regarding cue reactivity among women treated for bulimia nervosa, without the difficulties associated with in vivo assessment.
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