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Comparing Two Group Therapy Treatments for Binge Eating Disorder
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT00071578
Purpose
This study will compare two different approaches for the treatment for Binge Eating Disorder.
Official Title
Comparison of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Supportive Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder
Stanford Investigator(s)
Debra Safer
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry and Psychology-Adult)
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of Binge Eating Disorder
- Reside in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Willing to commit to the study requirements
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unstable medical problems
- History of bipolar illness or schizophrenia
- Receiving treatment for an eating disorder (or unwillingness to discontinue treatment
upon study entry)
- Membership in weight-loss groups such as Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig (or
unwillingness to discontinue membership upon study entry)
- Use of medications affecting weight or appetite. Antidepressants are acceptable, but
doses of any psychiatric medication must have been stable for at least 3 months prior
to study start
- Breast-feeding
- Require gastric-bypass surgery
Intervention(s):
behavioral: Group Psychotherapy-Negative Emotion Focus
behavioral: Group Psychotherapy- Self-Esteem Focus
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305