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P0337 - Dialectical behaviour therapy for eating disorders: A randomized control trial

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

C.M. Courbasson  and
L. Dixon
C.M. Courbasson
Affiliation:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Eating Disorders and Addiction Clinic, Toronto, ON, Canada University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto, ON, Canada
L. Dixon
Affiliation:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Eating Disorders and Addiction Clinic, Toronto, ON, Canada

Abstract

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Background and Aims:

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), an innovative method of treatment developed to treat severe emotion deregulation, shows benefit for individuals with borderline personality disorder. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the efficacy of DBT in reducing Eating Disorders (ED) symptoms.

Methods:

Twenty-eight individuals with DSM- IV diagnoses of eating disorders and other concurrent disorders were randomly assigned to a DBT treatment modified to address eating disorders or treatment as usual (both one year duration). They were administered a series of eating disorders and mental health measures prior to and after treatment.

Results:

Data suggested that individuals in the DBT condition had decreased bulimic behaviour, weight and shape concerns and increased interoceptive awareness, treatment retention and overall health.

Conclusions:

DBT can provide improvement of some eating disorders’ symptoms. Specific adaptations of DBT for individuals with eating disorders, ways to overcome challenges, and recommendations will be discussed.

Type
Poster Session I: Eating Disorders
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 23 , Issue S2: 16th AEP Congress - Abstract book - 16th AEP Congress , April 2008 , pp. S180
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2008
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