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Control of Eating Behavior Using a Novel Feedback System
Published on: May 8, 2018
Male eating disorders and therapy: a controlled pilot study with one year follow-up
Fernando Fernández-Aranda1, Isabel Krug, Susana Jiménez-Murcia
1Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain. ffernandez@bellvitgehospital.cat
Objectives:
To examine whether outpatient treatment for male patients with bulimic symptomatology is as effective as it is for females.
Method:
The outcome of 19 male patients was compared to that of 150 female eating disorder (ED) individuals after a group CBT treatment.
Results:
A reduction in ED symptomatology was observed after treatment for both genders. Main effects for gender indicated that after collapsing across the mean pre/post values, lower mean scores were found for men in the EAT-40, in the EDI-total score and in the following EDI subscales: "drive for thinness", "body dissatisfaction" and "interoceptive awareness".
Conclusions:
A group CBT treatment appears to be effective for male and female ED patients.
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