Understanding Early Treatment Response in Brief CBT for Nonunderweight Eating Disorders: A Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Early change in eating disorder psychopathology is the most robust predictor of treatment outcomes in eating disorders. However, little is known about what predicts early change. Using mixed-methodology, this study explored predictors of early change in the first four sessions of 10-session cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-T) for nonunderweight eating disorders.

Method

Phase 1: interviews were conducted to explore CBT-T clinicians' perspectives on predictors of early change. Phase 2: robust multiple regressions were undertaken to examine whether any of five variables identified during interviews-diagnosis, wait time, therapeutic alliance, depression, and anxiety-were associated with early change in eating disorder psychopathology. Data were derived from outcome me

SUBMITTER: Gatley D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11891623 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature