Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adolescents With Bulimia
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Conditions studied: Bulimia Nervosa
In brief
We are interested in studying two different psychological treatments for eating disorders for adolescents (ages 12-18). The study is designed to help adolescents who are having problems with binge eating and/or purging. The treatment consists of 14 sessions of approximately one-hour each over about three months.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00974038
- Run by
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
- People needed
- 8
- Starts
- 2006-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2012-10-26
Who can join
Age: 12 and older, up to 18. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Current or prior DSM IV diagnosis of Bulimia Nervosa or Sub-threshold Bulimia Nervosa (those who meet all DSM-IV criteria for BN, but engage in subjective binge-eating episodes and binge/purge at a frequency of at least once per week for 3 months, whereas meeting full DSM-IV criteria for BN requires binge eating and purging twice per week for 3 months)
- Major Depression
You may not qualify if…
- Diagnosis of bipolar disorder, current psychosis, drug or alcohol abuse in past 3 months, acute suicidal risk, major depression producing significant functional impairment, significant medical illness, weight outside of normal weight range.
Where it is running
- New York State Psychiatric Institute — New York, New York, United States
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