Specificity of psychological treatments for bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder? A meta-analysis of direct comparisons

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 460-469

  Spielmans, Glen I ^a   Benish, Steven G ^b   Marin, Catherine ^a   Bowman, Wesley M ^b   Menster, Maria ^b   Wheeler, Anthony J ^a  

^a METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Binge eating disorder; Bulimia nervosa; Common factors; Meta analysis; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCINFO; REVIEW;

BINGE-EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA NERVOSA; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84874346021     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2013.01.008     Document Type: Review

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