The effect of group cognitive behavior therapy on Chinese patients with anorexia nervosa: an open label trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The high cost of treatment for anorexia nervosa (AN) and lack of trained specialists have resulted in limited accessibility of effective treatment to patients with AN, which is particularly problematic in China. To increase the accessibility of evidence-based treatment and reduce the cost of treatment, this study aimed to explore the feasibility and efficacy of group cognitive behavior therapy (G-CBT) adapted from enhanced cognitive behavior therapy for eating disorders (CBT-E) in Chinese AN patients.

Method

A total of 78 patients with AN were assigned to G-CBT or individual outpatient treatment (IOT) and received three months of treatment for AN in each condition. Measures of eating pathology, depression and anxiety were administrated to both intervention groups

SUBMITTER: Gu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8444542 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature