Behavioral treatment of obesity.

Abstract

This review has shown that behavioral treatment is effective in inducing a 10% weight loss, which is sufficient to significantly improve health. Weight loss maintenance is challenging for most patients. Long-term outcomes have the potential to be improved through various methods including prolonging contact between patients and providers (either in the clinic or via Internet or telephone), facilitating high amounts of physical activity, or combining lifestyle modification with pharmacotherapy. Innovative programs also are being developed to disseminate behavioral approaches beyond traditional academic settings.

• Authors: Meghan L Butryn, Victoria Webb, Thomas A Wadden
• Journal: The Psychiatric clinics of North America (Psychiatr Clin North Am) Vol. 34 Issue 4 Pg. 841-59 (Dec 2011) ISSN: 1558-3147 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 22098808 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Review)

Chemical References

• Anti-Obesity Agents

Topics

• Adult
• Anti-Obesity Agents (therapeutic use)
• Behavior Therapy (methods)
• Combined Modality Therapy (methods)
• Feeding Behavior (physiology, psychology)
• Female
• Humans
• Life Style
• Motor Activity
• Obesity (therapy)
• Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
• Secondary Prevention
• Telemedicine
• Therapy, Computer-Assisted
• Treatment Outcome
• Weight Loss (physiology)
• Weight Reduction Programs (methods)