OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to review the extant treatment literature on bulimia nervosa and to offer suggestions for future research directions. METHOD: The available treatment studies regarding both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy are reviewed. RESULTS: Both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy appear to play a role in the treatment of bulimia nervosa; however, available data suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy remains the treatment of choice. CONCLUSION: Additional work is clearly indicated regarding assisted and unassisted self-help. An enhanced form of CBT and the integrative cognitive-affective therapy both deserve further study. New approaches need to be piloted. More research is needed on treatment modeling. 2006 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to review the extant treatment literature on bulimia nervosa and to offer suggestions for future research directions. METHOD: The available treatment studies regarding both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy are reviewed. RESULTS: Both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy appear to play a role in the treatment of bulimia nervosa; however, available data suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy remains the treatment of choice. CONCLUSION: Additional work is clearly indicated regarding assisted and unassisted self-help. An enhanced form of CBT and the integrative cognitive-affective therapy both deserve further study. New approaches need to be piloted. More research is needed on treatment modeling. 2006 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors: Sonia Marrone; James E Mitchell; Ross Crosby; Steve Wonderlich; Tami Jollie-Trottier Journal: Int J Eat Disord Date: 2009-04 Impact factor: 4.861