Gudrun Wagner|Eva Penelo|C. Wanner|Paulina Gwinner|Marie Louise Trofaier|Hartmut Imgart|Karin Waldherr|Çiçek Wöber?Bingöl|Andreas Karwautz
Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioural therapy <i>v.</i> conventional guided self-help for bulimia nervosa: long-term evaluation of a randomised controlled trial
Medical University of Vienna|Departament de Salut|Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona|Medical University of Vienna|Medical University of Vienna|Medical University of Vienna|Werner-Wicker-Klinik|Ludwig Boltzmann Institut Health Promotion Research|Medical University of Vienna|Medical University of Vienna
background cognitivebehavioural therapy cbtbased guided selfhelp recommended first step treatment bulimia nervosa aims evaluate randomised controlled trial clinicaltrialsgov registration number nct00461071 longterm effectiveness internetbased guided selfhelp intgsh compared conventional guided bibliotherapy bibgsh females bulimia nervosa method total 155 participants randomly assigned intgsh bibgsh 7 months outcomes assessed baseline month 4 month 7 month 18 results greatest improvement reported 4 months continued reduction eating disorder symptomatology reported month 7 18 18 months 146 n 748 participants intgsh group 25 n 728 bibgsh group abstinent binge eating compensatory measures 438 n 2148 392 n 1128 respectively remission differences regarding outcome two groups found conclusions internetbased guided selfhelp bulimia nervosa superior compared bibliotherapy gold standard selfhelp improvements remain stable long term