- Title
- Brief cognitive behavioural therapy for eating disorders symptomatology among a mixed sample of adolescents and young adults in primary care: A non-randomised feasibility and pilot study
- Creator
- Hart, Melissa; Hirneth, Stephen; Mendelson, Jane; Jenkins, Laura; Pursey, Kirrily; Waller, Glenn
- Relation
- European Eating Disorders Review Vol. 32, Issue 4, p. 676-686
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/erv.3075
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- Objective: Brief and accessible therapies for people with an eating disorder is an important health target. Ten-session cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT-T) is a brief treatment evaluated in people with a non-underweight eating disorder. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of CBT-T for young people in primary care. Method: This cohort pilot study used group (adolescents vs. young adults) by time (over four time points) Generalised Linear Mixed Model analysis. Participants included 13–25-year-olds attending an early intervention mental health service, receiving 10 sessions of CBT-T. Feasibility was assessed using recruitment, retention and satisfaction. Eating and other pathology measures were administered at baseline, weeks four and 10, and 12-week follow-up. Results: Of the 63 commencing treatment, 38 completed 10 CBT-T sessions (60%). Most (94%) reported high treatment satisfaction. Significant reductions in eating pathology, depression and stress were found. Age group did not yield differences in CBT-T outcome, with large to very large effect sizes across outcome variables. Anxiety was associated with attrition. Conclusion: This study provides preliminary support for the use of CBT-T in primary care, across adolescence and early adulthood. Findings require replication in other clinical settings and comparison to other clinical approaches and control populations.
- Subject
- cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT‐T); eating disorders; feasibility; youth
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1505757
- Identifier
- uon:55731
- Identifier
- ISSN:1072-4133
- Rights
- x
- Language
- eng
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