ARE THERE DIFFERENCES IN RESPONSE TO PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT FOR RECRUITED AND NONRECRUITED BULIMIC PATIENTS

This is a report on the immediate pre-post treatment response of recru ited and nonrecruited bulimic patients to Psychological treatment. The re were many similarities and some differences between the groups prio r to treatment. Although both groups significantly improved with treat ment, no differences between the groups were found on measures of dist urbed eating behaviour, psychopathology and bulimic behaviours. The im plications of the results are discussed. (C) 1997 by John Wiley & Sons , Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.