OBJECTIVES: To examine whether outpatient treatment for male patients with bulimic symptomatology is as effective as it is for females. METHOD: The outcome of 19 male patients was compared to that of 150 female eating disorder (ED) individuals after a group CBT treatment. RESULTS: A reduction in ED symptomatology was observed after treatment for both genders. Main effects for gender indicated that after collapsing across the mean pre/post values, lower mean scores were found for men in the EAT-40, in the EDI-total score and in the following EDI subscales: "drive for thinness", "body dissatisfaction" and "interoceptive awareness". CONCLUSIONS: A group CBT treatment appears to be effective for male and female ED patients.
OBJECTIVES: To examine whether outpatient treatment for male patients with bulimic symptomatology is as effective as it is for females. METHOD: The outcome of 19 male patients was compared to that of 150 female eating disorder (ED) individuals after a group CBT treatment. RESULTS: A reduction in ED symptomatology was observed after treatment for both genders. Main effects for gender indicated that after collapsing across the mean pre/post values, lower mean scores were found for men in the EAT-40, in the EDI-total score and in the following EDI subscales: "drive for thinness", "body dissatisfaction" and "interoceptive awareness". CONCLUSIONS: A group CBT treatment appears to be effective for male and female ED patients.
Authors: Katherine A Thompson; Nichole R Kelly; Natasha A Schvey; Sheila M Brady; Amber B Courville; Marian Tanofsky-Kraff; Susan Z Yanovski; Jack A Yanovski; Lauren B Shomaker Journal: Eat Behav Date: 2016-12-22