Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa

Abstract

The use of dialectical behavior therapy adapted for treatment of bulimia nervosa was associated with a promising decrease in binge/purge behaviors.

Mindfulness mediates the relation between disordered eating-related cognitions and psychological distress

“…Clinically, the study suggests that it may be beneficial to assess the degree to which an individual experiences internal and external events nonjudgementally as they are in understanding and promoting psychological wellbeing. This position concurs with mindfulness-based interventions, which are shown to be effective for disordered eating spectrum problems and related issues (e.g., Baer, Fischer, & Huss, 2005;Heffner & Eifert, 2004;Safer, Telch, & Agras, 2001;Telch, Agras, & Linehan, 2001). As discussed elsewhere (Lavender et al, 2009), the present study seems to support the potential values of mindfulness-based interventions and suggests that mindfulness may be a potential process of change in these methods.…”

Experimental test of the affect‐regulation theory of bulimic symptoms and substance use: A randomized trial

“…59,60 ), although our mean values are closer to those observed in many controlled bulimia treatment studies, with mean BDI scores in the range of 22.9-25.5. [61][62][63] It is likely that the higher mean BDI values observed for the present sample occurred because we did not use diagnostic interviews to exclude participants with current major depression at baseline, which was the approach taken in most prior depression prevention trials. The present findings should be interpreted with this factor in mind.…”

Mutual Regulation in the Context of Inconsolable Crying: Promoting Tolerance to Distress

“…There is a growing body of empirical work demonstrating the effectiveness of DBT for a range of populations (for further information on DBT adaptations for adolescents and children, we suggest Klein, &Perepletchikova, Axelrod, Kaufman, Rounsaville, Douglas-Palumberi, &Miller, 2010, respectively) across a variety of psychiatric needs including ADHD, substance use, suicide risk, PTSD, and eating disorders (Davenport, Bore, & Campbell, 2010;Axelrod, Perepletchikova, Holtzman, & Sinha, 2011;Harned, Chapman, Dexter-Mazza, Murray, Comptois, & Linehan, 2008or Kotler, Iancu, Efroni, & Amir, 2001Koons, Robins, Tweed, Lynch, et al, 2001;Safer, Telch, & Agras, 2001or Telch, Agras, & Linehan, 2001. Although these techniques were first developed to address the symptoms of some of the most difficult to treat client populations, many of the basic tools are useful to anyone and appear to target the very vulnerabilities that many new parents face when dealing with an inconsolable infant.…”