Bulimia nervosa Mental and Behavioural Disorders Eating disorders
Conditions
Interventions
The online treatment is a twenty-week program based on existing - evidence-based - treatment manuals, and incorporates cognitive behaviour therapy interventions such as psycho-education, self-monitori
Sponsors
Interapy PLC (Netherlands)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Recurrent binging 2. Extreme weight-control behaviour (either in the form of purging as well as physical exercise) 3. Extreme concern with body shape and weight 4. Downloaded, signed, and returned an Informed Consent form 5. Aged greater than or equal to 16 years, either sex
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Aged less than 16 years 2. Body mass index (BMI) less than 18 kg/m^2 3. Heightened risk of dissociation or psychosis 4. Suicidal ideation indicative of plans or a history of recent suicide attempts within the past 3 years 5. Drug and alcohol abuse 6. Use of neuroleptic medication or unstable dosages of other psychiatric medication 7. Concurrent psychotherapy, or indications that another psychological disorder was prevalent Excluded respondents were referred to their GPs or to mental health centres in their vicinity.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Global severity of eating disorder symptoms and binging and purging frequency as measured by the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q). Primary and secondary measures were administered at pretest, immediately after treatment (post-test), six weeks after treatment, and one year after treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive-attitudinal distortion in body experience, as measured by the Body Attitude Test (BAT). Primary and secondary measures were administered at pretest, immediately after treatment (post-test), six weeks after treatment, and one year after treatment. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed