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How Many Individuals Achieve Symptom Abstinence Following Psychological Treatments for Bulimia Nervosa?: A Meta-analytic Review

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Although many psychological treatments for bulimia nervosa (BN) are effective in reducing core BN symptoms, it is not entirely clear how many patients who receive these treatments completely abstain from these symptoms. The present study aimed to estimate the percentage of patients with BN who achieve symptom abstinence. Data were analysed from 45 randomized controlled trials, using random effects meta-analysis techniques. This study found that around 35% of patients who completed treatment achieved abstinence at post-treatment. A similar estimate was observed at follow-up periods (35%). There was some evidence that CBT was associated with the highest estimates and that guided self-help was associated with the lowest estimates. Overall, the present findings highlight the urgency toward improving the effectiveness of BN treatments, especially since such a large percentage of patients (> 60%) do not fully recover.

This course is based on the article, How many individuals achieve symptom abstinence following psychological treatments for bulimia nervosa?: A meta-analytic review created by Tracey D. Wade, PhD in 2018.

Publication Details

Journal/Publisher: Academy for Eating Disorders
Publication Date: January 2018

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Tracey D. Wade, PhD

Tracey D. Wade, PhD, is Professor and Dean of the School of Psychology at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia. She has worked as a clinician in the area of eating disorders for over 20 years. Her research interests are in the etiology, prevention, and treatment of eating disorders. Dr. Wade is Editor-in-Chief of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) journal Clinical Psychologist and is a member of the Steering Committee of the National Eating Disorder Collaboration in Australia. She is a recipient of the Ian M. Campbell Memorial Prize and of the Early Career Award, both from the APS, and has published more than 130 peer-reviewed scientific articles.

Jake Linardon, PhD

Dr. Jake Linardon is a Research Fellow and Psychology Lecturer at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. He has continued research into eating disorders, with a primary focus on testing and evaluating a broad range of treatment approaches for eating disorders. His research has been published in numerous scientific journals, and he is one of editorial board members for the International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Target Audience

This course is designed for behavioral health professionals who are working with patients struggling with eating disorders. It is appropriate for intermediate level participants and the material is at an intermediate level.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Describe the importance of using symptom abstinence as a measure of treatment outcome.
  2. 2 Discuss how many patients achieve complete abstinence following psychological treatments for BN.
  3. 3 Identify the variables that may be partly influencing these abstinence estimates.

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