Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: RESULTS: The guided imagery treatment had substantial effects on the reduction of bingeing and purging episodes; the imagery group had a mean reduction of binges of 74% and of vomiting of 73%. The imagery treatment also demonstrated improvement on measures of attitudes concerning eating, dieting and body weight in comparison to the control group. In addition, the guided imagery demonstrated improvement on psychological measures of aloneness and the ability for self-comforting. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | M J Esplen, P E Garfinkel, M Olmsted, R M Gallop, S Kennedy |
Journal | Psychological medicine
(Psychol Med)
Vol. 28
Issue 6
Pg. 1347-57
(Nov 1998)
ISSN: 0033-2917 [Print] England |
PMID | 9854276
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adaptation, Psychological
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Bulimia
(psychology, therapy)
- Feeding Behavior
(psychology)
- Female
- Humans
- Imagery, Psychotherapy
- Male
- Personality Assessment
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Treatment Outcome
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