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Interpersonal psychotherapy for the prevention of excess weight gain and eating disorders: A brief case study
Marian Tanofsky-Kraff1, Lauren B Shomaker2, Jami F Young3
1Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Abstract:
This article presents a brief case study of "Jane Doe," a 13-year-old, non-Hispanic White girl 2 participating in a clinical research trial of interpersonal psychotherapy-weight gain (IPT-WG). Girls at-risk for adult obesity and binge eating disorder (BED) were randomly assigned to take part in 12 weeks of preventative group treatment. Jane's IPT-WG group included five other early adolescent girls (mostly aged 12-13) at risk for adult obesity and BED. The case of Jane illustrates a successful example of IPT-WG for the prevention of excessive weight gain and for the prevention of BED. (PsycINFO Database Record
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