Treating bulimia nervosa in female adolescents with either cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) or psychodynamic therapy (PDT)
Completed
- Conditions
- Bulimia nervosaMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN14806095
- Lead Sponsor
- VAKJP / Association of psychoanalytic child- and adolescent-psychotherapists in Germany
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
1. Females between the age of 14 and 20 years old
2. Diagnosis of bulimia nervosa according to the critieria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV)
3. Diagnosis of partial bulimia nevosa which includes participants who binged and purged less than two times per week in three months
Exclusion Criteria
1. Diagnosis of anorexia nervosa
2. Other severe physical or mental conditions such as current psychosis, alcohol or drug abuse or addiction, suicidal, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
3. An IQ<80
4. Current psychotherapeutic or psychotropic treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severity of the eating disorder is assessed by the German version of EDE 27 at baseline, session 15, 30, 45 and 60 (end of therapy) and 6 and 12 months post-treatment.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Self-evaluated psychopathologies of the eating disorder is measured using the EDE Questionnaire (EDE-Q) at baseline, session 15, 30, 45 and 60 (end of therapy) and 6 and 12 months post-treatment<br>2. Overall severity of mental symptoms is assessed using the Symptom Check List (SCL-90-R) at baseline, session 15, 30, 45 and 60 (end of therapy) and 6 and 12 months post-treatment