Cognitive-behavioral therapy for binge-eating disorder for non-responders to initial acute treatments: Randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Certain treatments have demonstrated acute efficacy for binge-eating disorder (BED) but many patients who receive "evidence-based" interventions do not derive sufficient benefit. Given the dearth of controlled research examining treatments for patients who fail to respond to initial interventions, this study tested the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for patients with BED who do not respond to initial acute treatments.

Methods

Prospective randomized double-blind placebo-controlled single-site trial, conducted August 2017-December 2021, tested 16-weeks of therapist-led CBT for non-responders to initial treatment (naltrexone/bupropion and/or behavioral therapy) for BED with obesity. Thirty-one patients (mean age 46.3 years, 77.4% women, 80.6% White, me

SUBMITTER: Grilo CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10524840 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature