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Published on: May 10, 2022
Mindfulness-Action Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for concurrent Binge Eating Disorder and Substance Use
Christine M Courbasson1, Yasunori Nishikawa, Leah B Shapira
1Eating Disorders and Addiction Clinic, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. christine_courbasson@camh.net
Abstract:
Individuals with Binge Eating Disorder (BED) often evidence comorbid Substance Use Disorders (SUD), resulting in poor outcome. This study is the first to examine treatment outcome for this concurrent disordered population. In this pilot study, 38 individuals diagnosed with BED and SUD participated in a 16-week group Mindfulness-Action Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MACBT). Participants significantly improved on measures of objective binge eating episodes; disordered eating attitudes; alcohol and drug addiction severity; and depression. Taken together, MACBT appears to hold promise in treating individuals with co-existing BED-SUD.
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