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8510065

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-7-15
pubmed:abstractText
Bulimic women (N = 19) interested in a 'guided self-help group' were assessed by structured interviews and standardized tests. Eleven decided to attend the group, eight did not. Ten attenders (regular attendance of at least 6 months) and five non-attenders were followed for up to 6 months (mail questionnaires) and for 15 months (interviews) respectively. All the attenders and four non-attenders initially fulfilled DSM-III-R criteria for bulimia nervosa. After 15 months five attenders still met these criteria, whereas five improved to the point that they no longer did. Attenders showed significant improvement in specific psychopathology (drive for thinness, bulimia), general psychopathology (depression) and psychosocial adjustment, whereas non-attenders did not. However, three of five non-attenders also improved to a subclinical level, thus reflecting the natural course of the illness. Despite the small sample size our study indicates self-help as a valuable tool in overcoming an eating disorder.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-3999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
389-96
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
The impact of a 'guided self-help group' on bulimic women: a prospective 15 month study of attenders and non-attenders.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Innsbruck, Dept of Pediatrics, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't