Cognitive Behavior Therapy of Bulimia Nervosa in a Male Patient: A Case Report.
- Author:
Joo Yeon CHOI
1
;
Dong Hyun AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Han-Yang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bulimia nervosa;
Cognitive behavior therapy;
Male
- MeSH:
Body Image;
Body Weight;
Bulimia Nervosa*;
Bulimia*;
Cognitive Therapy*;
Drug Therapy;
Female;
Humans;
Male*;
Psychotherapy;
Vomiting;
Weight Gain
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
1999;38(4):915-924
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Bulimia nervosa is a disorder that is defined as binge eating combined with inappropriate ways of stopping weight gain. It is significantly more common in females than in males. Males in bulimia account for 10-15% of all bulimic patients. There are many methods of treatment, including drug therapy, or psychotherapy. Among them cognitive behavior therapy is reported to be the most effective method of improving the binge eating behavior and the cognitive distortion about body weight and body image. In this case, a male bulimic patient, who was hospitalized in the closed ward involuntarily, was treated with modified Fairburn's cognitive behavior therapy model. After 6 weeks of treatment, binge eating and self-induced vomiting behaviors were controlled and weight gain was nearly successful.
