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Dialectical Behavior Therapy in the Treatment of Bulimia and Binge
Eating Disorder: Research & Practical Applications
Debra L. Safer, MDDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine
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Outline
• Introduction and overview for Bulimia Nervosa and BED– DSM-IV criteria for binge episode, BN, & BED
• Why develop a new treatment for eating disorders?
• What IS DBT?
• How is DBT adapted for the treatment of eating disorders?
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Outline: (con’t)
• Research findings from randomized control trials adapting DBT for Bulimia Nervosa & Binge Eating Disorder
• Predictors of Relapse After Successful Treatment with DBT for BED
• Discussion/Questions
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DSM-IV Criteria: Binge Episode
• Eating “definitely larger” amounts of food over a discrete time period (e.g. within 2 hrs) than “most people would eat in a similar period under similar circumstances”
• Sense of lack of control during episode (e.g. cannot stop or control what or how much one eats)
• Source: DSM-IV (l994)
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DSM-IV Criteria: Bulimia Nervosa• Recurrent episodes of binge eating• Recurrent compensatory behavior to prevent
weight gain (e.g. self-induced vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, enemas, or other medications; fasting, or excessive exercise)
• Occur at least 2x/wk for 3 months• Self evaluation is unduly influenced by body
shape and weight • Source: DSM-IV (l994)
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DSM-IV Criteria: Binge Eating Disorder
• Recurrent episodes of binge eating (at least 2x/wk for 6 months)
• Causes marked distress
• Not accompanied by compensatory behaviors such as in bulimia (e.g. purging, fasting, excessive exercising)
• Source: DSM-IV (l994) Appendix for Further Study
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BED Criteria (continued)
• Binge episodes associated with ≥ 3 of following:– Eating much more rapidly than normal– Eating until feeling uncomfortably full– Eating large amounts of food when not physically
hungry– Eating alone because of being embarrassed by how
much one is eating– Feeling disgusted with oneself, depressed, or very
guilty after overeating
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BED Versus Non-BED Overweight
• Greater psychopathology (e.g. depression, anxiety, substance abuse, personality disorders)
• Higher rates of self-loathing, disgust over body size, interpersonal sensitivity
• Greater risk for attrition during weight loss treatment
• More rapid regain of lost weight • Sources: Marcus et al, l990; Yanovski et al, l993
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CBT Model
Low self-esteem
Overvaluation of weight and shape
Strict dieting
Binge eating
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Treatment Targets Given Core Assumptions of CBT
• REGARDING ROLE OF DIETING– Treatment includes behavioral focus on 3 meals/day + 2 snacks
• REGARDING OVERVALUATION OF WEIGHT AND SHAPE– Cognitive techniques aim to modify these dysfunctional thoughts about
weight /shape
• OUTCOME AFTER TREATMENT WITH CBT?– ON AVERAGE 50% OF PATIENTS REMAIN SYMPTOMATIC
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Affect Regulation ModelBinge Eating temporary relief from negative affect
• Linehan’s Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) – Emotional dysregulation seen as core problem in borderline
personality disorder (BPD)
Binge Eating relief from negative affect
IN THE SAME WAY AS
Impulsive Behaviors (e.g. self-mutilation)
relief in BPD
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Support for Affect Regulation Model in Binge Eating
– Negative mood is most frequently cited precipitant of binge eating (Polivy & Herman, l993)
– Inducing a negative mood compared to a neutral mood in the laboratory significantly increased loss of control over eating and the occurrence of self-defined binges in women with BED (Telch & Agras, l996; Agras & Telch, l998)
– Negative mood in bulimics treated with CBT predicted a lower success rate (by more than 50%) than bulimics who were purely restrictive (Stice & Agras, l999)
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Orientation to DBT Model for Maladaptive Emotion Regulation
Event (Internal or External)
Negative emotion/need for emotion regulation
Deficitsin adaptiveemotionregulationskills
Lowexpectancyfor moodregulation
Increasedanxiety,fear, & sense ofoverwhelm
Urgency to stop emotion escalation
Overlearned, impulsive,maladaptive, mood regulationbehavior: BINGE EATING & PURGING
Avoidance of adaptive mood regulation
Temporary decreasein distress
Decreased self-esteem, negself-view. Increased guiltand shame.
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Goals of Treatment, Goals of Skills Training, and Treatment Targets
Treatment Goals: Stop Binge Eating and Purging
Treatment Targets: Path to Mindful Eating1. Stop any behavior that interferes with treatment2. Stop Binge Eating and Purging3. Eliminate mindless eating4. Decrease cravings, urges, and preoccupation with food5. Decrease “capitulating” (deciding it’s too late to change from binge eating and purging)6. Decrease “Apparently Irrelevant Behaviors” (AIBs) (setting oneself up for binge eating by pretending “It doesn’t matter” (e.g. buying candy for “someone else”)
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DBT Brief Overview
DBT Brief Overview
DBT core theories Dialectical Philosophy
Behavioral Zen practice
Science
DBT core theories Dialectical Philosophy
Behavioral Zen practice
Science
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DBT Skills: Wise MindStates of Mind
Reasonable Wise Emotional
Mind Mind Mind
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DBT Skills-Mindfulness• Diaphragmatic Breathing (attention to the breath)
• Mindful eating
— Observe and describe the sensory experience
— Observe and describe thoughts and feelings• Non-judgmentally
• One-mindfully
• Effectively
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Modification of DBT concepts/skills from DBT for Substance Abuse
• Dialectical Abstinence
• Alternate Rebellion
• Urge Surfing
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Increase Skillful Emotion Regulation Behaviors
MINDFULNESS SKILLS (WEEKS 1-5) to increase awareness and experience of the current moment without self-consciousness or judgment
EMOTION REGULATION SKILLS (WEEKS 6-13) to help the participant identify her emotions, understand their function, and reduce her vulnerability to negative emotions
DISTRESS TOLERANCE SKILLS (WEEKS 14-18) distraction, self-soothing, or acceptance -- meant to help participants more effectively tolerate painful emotional states that cannot, in that moment, be changed.
REVIEW & RELAPSE STRATEGIES (WEEKS 19-20)
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DIARY CARDDay Urge to
Binge(1-6)
#Episodes
Anger Fear Sad Pride
MonTues
Wed
Thur
Fri
Sat
Sun
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Behavioral chain analysisBehavioral chain analysis
• Describe the problem behavior – e.g. binge eating and/or purging, mindless eating,
cravings etc.
• What prompted the behavior?
• What made me vulnerable?
• What were the consequences of the behavior?
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Randomized Trial of DBT for BED:Changes in Objective Binge Eating
0102030405060708090
100
Pre Post 3-mthfollow-up
6-mthfollow-up
DBTWaitlist
Telch, Agras, & Linehan: Dialectical behavior therapy for binge eating disorder. J of Consult Clin Psychol 2001; 69:1061-1065
% Abstinent
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DBT for Bulimia Nervosa
• OBJECTIVES– To develop and standardize a 20 session manual-based
therapy applying the emotion regulation skills of DBT to the treatment of bulimia nervosa
– To pilot a randomized clinical trial to test the efficacy of this treatment in reducing rates of binge eating and purging
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Demographics
• Age– Mean= 34.19 years old, range=18-54
• BMI– Mean= 23.67, range (21.65 - 42.09)
• Ethnicity– 87%= white, 10%=Asian, 3%=Latino, 0%= black
• Marital Status– 39%=single, 39%=married, 19%=divorced,
3%=widowed
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Severity of Bulimic Symptoms• Number of years with bulimic symptoms
– 12 years (range 6 months-30 years)
• Age when began bulimic behaviors– 22 y.o. (range 14 1/2 - 41 1/2 y.o.)
• Average # binge episodes in past 4 weeks– 28 (range 0-75)
• Average # purge episodes in past 4 weeks– 56 (range 4-330)
• Percentage meeting DSM-IV criteria for bulimia nervosa (= or > 24 binge episodes and purge episodes/3mo)
– 81% (25 of 31 subjects)
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OUTCOME MEASURES
• Eating Disorders Examination (EDE)
• Negative Mood Regulation (NMR)
• Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
• Emotion Eating Scale (EES)
• Minnesota Impulsivity Scale (MPQ)
• Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)
• Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE)
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Changes in Median # Binge Episodes: DBT versus Wait-list (p < 0.001)
and 3 month post-tx follow-up
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Pre Post 3 month
DBTWait- list
Median # binge episodes (Over Prior 4 weeks)
Assessment period
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Changes in Median # Purge Episodes: DBT versus Wait-list (p < 0.002)
and 3 month post-tx follow-up
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Pre Post 3 month
DBT
Wait-list
Assessment period
Median # purge episodes (Over Prior 4 weeks)
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Negative Mood Regulation (p = 0.022)
81.3
96.1 98.1 97.7
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
DBT-Pre DBT-Post Wait-list Pre Wait-list Post
NMR Score
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Emotional Eating Scale (EES):
Anger/Frustration, Anxiety, Depression, subscale(p < 0.006) ( p <0.006) ( p < 0.008)
2.7
2.1
2.9
1.8
1.3
2.1
2.7
2.1
2.7 2.6
2.0
2.6
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
DBT-Pre DBT-Post Wait-list Pre Wait-list Post
EES Score
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Impulsivity (MPQ) (p < 0.170)
15.416.4 16.0
15.6
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
DBT-Pre DBT-Post Wait-list Pre Wait-list Post
MPQ Score
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Rosenberg Self-Esteem (p < 0.107)
23.5
26.4 25.6 25.4
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
DBT-Pre DBT-Post Wait-list Pre
Wait-list Post
RSE Score
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Comparison of CBT, IPT, & DBT for BN
% abstinentIntent to treat
% abstinentCompleters
% Drop-out N =
CBT 29 45 28 110
IPT 6 8 24 110
DBT 28.5 28.5 0 16
Agras WS, Fairburn CG, Walsh T, Wilson GT, & Kraemer HC. A multicenter comparison of cognitive-behavioral therapy and interpersonal therapy for bulimia nervosa. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 2000: 57: 4590466
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Conclusions of Study
• A pilot study of a 20 week manualized treatment adapting DBT for bulimic symptoms shows promising results with significant decreases in binge/purge behavior compared to wait-list controls. Safer DL, Telch CF, Agras WS. Dialectical
Behavior Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa. American Journal
of Psychiatry. 2001; 158:632-634
• Remaining issues: Compare DBT with CBT, medications, or as an add-on for CBT nonresponders? How to improve maintenance?
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Predictors of Relapse Following SuccessfulDialectical Behavior Therapy for
Binge Eating Disorder
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Binge Eating Disorder
A pattern of recurrent episodes of consuming large amounts of food in which an individual experiences loss of control
Without the compensatory behaviors seen in Bulimia Nervosa
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PARTICIPANTS32 women from the three different treatment
groups: 8 women from the uncontrolled study (Telch et al.
2000)
16 women from the randomized study who had initially been assigned to 20 weeks of DBT (Telch et al. 2001)
8 who had been randomized to wait-list but who were later offered and accepted DBT treatment. (Telch et al. 2001)
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Inclusion Criteria for Participation in Study
Achievement of abstinence at the end of 20 weeks of DBT treatment Abstinence was defined as no binge episodes reported in the 1 month prior to assessment.
Availability of 6-month follow-up data.
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PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS Age= 49.2 (range: 29 - 64 y.o.; SD = 9.9) Educational status (75% completed >4 years of
college) Married (59.4%) Caucasian (90.6%) BMI at baseline= 37.4 (SD = 6.9) Age of onset of binge eating = 20.6 (SD=12.4) Duration of binge eating problems=29.7 (6.9)
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Predictors of Relapse in Eating Disorders Bulimia Nervosa:
dissatisfaction with body imageself-esteemdegree of overvalued ideas regarding weight and shapegreater severity of eating disorder pathology restraint length of continuous abstinence response during txyounger agemotivation for change
Binge Eating Disorder: None to date But earlier age of binge eating onset predicted poor outcome at end
of treatment
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Hypothesized Predictors of Relapse in BED
• Higher dietary restraint scores
• Higher levels of shape and weight concerns
• Higher levels of emotional eating
• Lower levels of self-esteem• Higher body mass index (kg/m2) • Earlier age of onset for binge eating (at or before age 16)
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Measures
• Eating Disorder Examination (Fairburn & Cooper, 1993)
Restraint subscale score Average of the Weight and Shape Concerns subscales
• Emotional Eating Scale (Arnow, Kenardy, & Agras, 1995)
• Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (RSE; Rosenberg, 1979)
• Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns (Spitzer et al, 1992)
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TWO PREDICTORS OF RELAPSE AT 6 MONTH FOLLOW-UP
1) Early onset of binge eating (beginning binge eating at or before age 16) 77.8% who relapsed had an early onset versus 28.6%
of those who maintained abstinence had an early onset (ES= 2.17)
2) Higher EDE Restraint subscale scores Higher post-treatment EDE Restraint subscale
scores (1.8 versus 1.0, ES = 0.86)
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Independent variables not predicting relapse versus maintenance
Predictor Relapsedat 6 mo
MaintainedAbstinence
EDE averageWeight/ShapeConcerns
2.2 2.3
EES post-tx 2.0 1.7
RosenbergSelf-Esteem
32.9 31.3
BMI post-tx 36.5 36.7
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Comparison between participants with early versus late binge eating onset
GROUP EARLYBINGEONSET
LATEBINGEONSET
P value
Age at first dietwhen lost 10 lb
14.3 25.9 0.002
Age first overwtby 10 lb as childor 15 lb as adult 12.9 18.8 0.104Relapsed at 6months
53.8% (7/13) 11.8% (2/17) 0.037
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Importance of Early Age of Onset in Relation to Treatment Outcome
Extends a study by Agras and colleagues (1995)
Onset of binge eating before the age of 16 years was a prognostic indicator of poor treatment outcome in BED
Present report extends this finding to individuals with BED who have an early onset of binge eating, recover by the end of treatment, and then relapse
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Role of dietary restraint in BED is unclear
The effects of dietary restraint and acute caloric deprivation leading to binge eating is well documented in both longitudinal and experimental studies
BUTIndividuals with BED tend to have lower EDE Restraint subscale scores (e.g. 1.9) than those with BN (e.g. 3.1) but higher than normal-weight controls (e.g. 0.9)
A significant subset of patients with BED report onset of binge eating that precedes dieting
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Comparison 5 individual items of EDE Restraint subscale
Variable Relapsedat 6 mo
Maintainat 6 mo
Effect Size
FoodAvoidance
3.78 1.52 0.88
DietaryRules
1.11 0.17 0.70
Avoidanceof eating
0.22 0.04 0.60
EmptyStomach
0.11 0.39 .18
Restraintovereating
3.67 3.44 0.09
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Two Aspects of Restraint
Cognitive restraint the conscious attempt to restrict one’s intake for
the purpose of weight loss, irrespective of actual eating practices
Overt behavioral restraint
the successful limitation of caloric intake
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BED: Unsuccessful Dieters?
Binge eating in BED may more often be precipitated by violations of cognitive restraint than physiological pressures to eat resulting from severe behavioral restriction
Individuals with BED, who are frequently overweight, do not appear to consistently behaviorally restrict between binge eating episodes as do individuals with BN
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How does restraint decrease by the end of treatment if rules regarding food are not
addressed specifically?
DBT advocates a focus on tolerating the underlying negative emotions that participants attempt to avoid through binge eating
Through teaching nonjudgmental acceptance of emotions, emotionally charged food rules may decrease
Practice of Mindful Eating may help reduce chronic dieters’ restrictive mindset
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Limitations of Study
Small sample size and subsequent limited power preclude definitive statements regarding predictors of relapse
Other potential predictors may have been missed
Wider applicability is limited by sample Women only Exceptionally well educated sample
The 6 month follow-up period is brief considering the chronic nature of binge eating disorder
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Future Directions for Research on Predictors of Relapse in BED •Alter frequency of sessions
–Allow 2 weeks between meetings to allow more time to “practice” relapse
•Refine and/or add skills to target mindful eating, nonjudgmental acceptance of body, etc
•Chart restraint scores every week and during follow-up.
– Target those with higher scores
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WEIGHT CHANGES Mean weight loss over the initial 20 week course of treatment
was 1.9 kg, or 4.2 pounds (SD=12.13) for all participants
At 6 month follow-up, the 23 (71.9%) participants who maintained abstinence had lost an additional 3.3 kg or 7.2 pounds (SD = 8.6)
The 9 (28.1%) who relapsed lost an additional 0.7 kg, or 1.5 pounds (SD = 3.0)
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Predictors of Relapse Following Successful Dialectical Behavior
Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder
Safer DL, Lively TJ, Telch CF, Agras WS. International Journal of Eating Disorders.
2002; 32: 155-163
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SUMMARY• CBT, most studied treatment for BN and BED,
leaves some patients symptomatic after treatment
• DBT, based on the Affect Regulation Model for disordered eating is a promising manual-based therapy for BN and BED
• Earlier age of onset (< 16 y.o.) and higher post-treatment restraint scores predicted relapse at 6 months in those treated with DBT for BED
• Further research is needed to compare DBT with other therapies and to improve maintenance