Treatment of Binge Eating Disorder

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Binge Eating Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: NIH

Identifiers

NCT00041743

Crow (completed)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a study examining the use of different degrees of therapist involvement in the treatment of Binge Eating Disorder. The study will examine both which approaches work best for decreasing symptoms and which are most cost-effective.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

• Binge Eating Disorder
• Age 18-65, Male or Female
• Not Currently receiving psychotherapy
• Not currently in Formal weight loss treatment
• No current unstable medical problems
• No history of Bipolar illness or Schizophrenia
• Overweight or Obese (body mass index 25-45)