“…Current treatment approaches include cognitivebehavioural therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (Agras et al, 1994(Agras et al, , 1995Agras, Telch, Arnow, Eldredge, & Marnell, 1997;Marcus, Wing, & Fairburn, 1995;Peterson et al, 1998;Smith, Marcus, & Kaye, 1992;Telch, Agras, Rossiter, Wilfley, & Kenardy, 1990;Wilfley et al, 1993), and pharmacotherapy (Hudson et al, 1998;McElroy et al, 2003;McElroy, Kotwal, Hudson, Nelson, & Keck, 2004;McElroy, Shapira et al, 2004). Although these approaches are moderately successful in the short term in reduction or elimination of binge eating, many individuals remain symptomatic post-treatment, CBT has not shown consistent effects on weight loss, and relapse remains a concern (Agras et al, 1994).…”