Citation

Chen EY, Matthews L, Allen C, Kuo JR, Linehan MM. Int. J. Eat. Disord. 2008; 41(6): 505-512.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. chen@bsd.uchicago.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/eat.20522

PMID

18348281

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This treatment development study provides summary data for standard Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) with minimal adaptation for 8 women with binge-eating disorder (BED) (5) or bulimia nervosa (BN) (3) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). METHOD: DBT involved 6 months of weekly skills group, individual DBT, therapist consultation team meeting, and 24-hour telephone coaching. Assessments were conducted at pre-, post-treatment, and 6-months follow-up and utilized standardized clinical interviews including the Eating Disorders Examination (EDE), Personality Disorders Exam, and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. RESULTS: From pre- to post-treatment, effect sizes for objective binge eating, total EDE scores and global adjustment were large and for number of non-eating disorder axis I disorders and for suicidal behavior and self-injury were medium. From pre- to 6-months follow-up, effect sizes were large for all these outcomes. CONCLUSION: This provides promising pilot data for larger studies utilizing DBT for BED or BN and BPD.

Language: en