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Published on: May 8, 2018
Moderators of dialectical behavior therapy for binge eating disorder: results from a randomized controlled trial
Athena Hagler Robinson1, Debra L Safer
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5722, USA.
Objective:
Investigate moderators of a randomized clinical trial of group Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder (DBT-BED) compared to an active comparison group control (ACGT) on the post-treatment outcome of binge frequency after twenty 2-h weekly sessions.
Method:
Moderation analyses.
Results:
Participants were 101 adults with BED [mean (SD) age, 52.2 (10.6) years and BMI, 36.4 (8.6)]. Analyses identified two moderators of post-treatment outcome. Participants with (1) Avoidant Personality Disorder or (2) an earlier onset of overweight and dieting (<15 years old) evidenced significantly worsened outcome when treated with ACGT versus DBT-BED.
Discussion:
Participants with certain indicators of higher baseline pathology respond better to DBT-BED than ACGT at post-treatment.
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