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Efficacy of psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder on self-esteem improvement: meta-analysis
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posted on 2019-03-01, 00:00 authored by Jake LinardonJake Linardon, Emily KotheEmily Kothe, Matthew Fuller-TyszkiewiczMatthew Fuller-TyszkiewiczOBJECTIVES: This meta-analysis examined the effects of psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge-eating disorder (BED) on self-esteem improvement. METHOD: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of psychological treatments that assessed self-esteem change in eating disorders were included. Thirty-four RCTs were included; most sampled BED and then BN. Hedge's g effects were entered into random effects models. RESULTS: Psychotherapy for BN led to significantly greater post-treatment improvements in self-esteem than control conditions (g = 0.45; 95% CI [0.17, 0.73]). This effect was smaller when only analysing low risk of bias trials (g = 0.28; 95% CI [0.05, 0.51]). Psychotherapy for BED also led to significantly greater post-treatment improvements in self-esteem than controls (g = 0.20; 95% CI [0.05, 0.35]), with some evidence that guided self-help was associated with the largest effects. This effect, however, was overestimated after adjustment for publication bias (g = 0.10; 95% CI [-0.05, 0.26]). There was no evidence that cognitive-behavioural therapy was superior to non-cognitive-behavioural therapy interventions in improving self-esteem. There was no relationship between symptom improvement and self-esteem improvement in a meta-regression. CONCLUSIONS: Psychotherapy may lead to small improvements in self-esteem in BN and BED. Additional RCTs with follow-up assessments are required to make more definitive conclusions about the effects of psychotherapy for eating disorders on self-esteem in the long-term.
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European eating disorders reviewVolume
27Issue
2Pagination
109 - 123Publisher
John Wiley & SonsLocation
Chichester, Eng.Publisher DOI
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1099-0968Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2019, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.Usage metrics
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