Abstract
Bulimic subjects who responded to intensive group psychotherapy plus imipramine or placebo or to imipramine alone (N=68) were assigned to 4-month maintenance with weekly support groups and/or medication (placebo or imipramine) and were evaluated 6 months after initial treatment (N=61). Thirty percent of the subjects relapsed during the 6 months. Initial treatment with group psychotherapy plus placebo or imipramine was associated with a lower relapse rate than initial treatment with imipramine alone. Neither attendance at the maintenance group sessions nor imipramine maintenance was associated with better outcome.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 871-875 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | American Journal of Psychiatry |
Volume | 147 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1990 |