Abstract
Objective: Recently, Mitchell et al. (Behav Res Ther, 46, 581-592, 2008) conducted a randomized controlled trial of an empirically supported treatment for bulimia nervosa (BN) delivered face-to-face (FTF-CBT) or via telemedicine (TV-CBT). Results suggested that the TV-CBT and FTF-CBT were generally equivalent in effectiveness. The objective of the current study was to examine ratings of therapeutic alliance factors in TV-CBT and FTF-CBT. Method: Data obtained from 116 adults who met criteria for BN or eating disorder-not otherwise specified with binge eating or purging weekly and six doctoral-level psychologists who delivered the therapy were used in the analyses. Results: Therapists generally endorsed greater differences between the treatment delivery methods than patients. Patients tended to make significantly higher ratings of therapeutic factors than therapists. Discussion: TV-CBT is an acceptable method for the delivery of BN treatment compared to FTF-CBT, and TV-CBT is more easily accepted as a treatment delivery method by patients than therapists.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 687-691 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | International Journal of Eating Disorders |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- bulimia nervosa
- cognitive behavioral therapy
- eating disorder not otherwise specified
- telemedicine
- therapeutic alliance