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A brief form of interpersonal psychotherapy for adult patients with bulimic disorders: a pilot study
Jon Arcelus1, Debbie Whight, Nicky Brewin
1Leicester Eating Disorders Service, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Leicester, UK. J.Arcelus@lboro.ac.uk
Objective:
The aim of the study was to pilot a brief form of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for the treatment of patients with bulimic disorders.
Method:
Ten patients with bulimic disorder treated with a new brief version of IPT (IPT-BN10) completed measurements of eating disorders psychopathology (Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire, Bulimic Investigatory Test Edinburgh) and depression (Beck Depression Inventory). The results were matched with a group of patients treated with conventional IPT and with waiting list control.
Results:
Statistical differences were found between starting and ending of therapy for those patients treated with IPT-BN10. Statistical difference was also found when comparing with waiting list control.
Discussion:
The pilot study suggests that IPT-BN10 may be an effective treatment for patients having bulimic disorders; however, this hypothesis needs to be tested in an experimental way.
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