THE ROLE OF EMOTION IN GROUP COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR BINGE-EATING DISORDER - WHEN THINGS HAVE TO FEEL WORSE BEFORE THEY GET BETTER

Citation
Lg. Castonguay et al., THE ROLE OF EMOTION IN GROUP COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR BINGE-EATING DISORDER - WHEN THINGS HAVE TO FEEL WORSE BEFORE THEY GET BETTER, Psychotherapy research, 8(2), 1998, pp. 225-238
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
ISSN journal
10503307
Volume
8
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
225 - 238
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-3307(1998)8:2<225:TROEIG>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The goal of this study was to investigate the client's emotional exper ience in group cognitive-behavioral therapy for binge eating disorder (BED). Sixty-five individuals meeting the DSM-IV criteria for BED comp leted a 12-week manualized treatment conducted by experienced therapis ts. As predicted, the client's emotional experience was characterized by both positive and negative emotions. Also as expected, the experien ce of negative emotions was most prevalent in the middle phase of ther apy. The client's emotional experience also discriminated between trea tment responders and nonresponders. As predicted, the results suggest that the prevalence of positive feelings (e.g., hope, relief) and perc eption of positive group climates (e.g., stimulating, affectionate) wa s related to client change. The findings also suggest that the lack of negative feelings (e.g., worried, upset) in the beginning of treatmen t and, paradoxically, the perception of negative group climates (e.g., depressed, discouraged, inhibited, tense) in the middle of therapy wa s associated with positive treatment response.