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Friday, September 03, 2010

Benefits of Group Therapy for Women with Eating Disorders

Group therapy can be helpful in the treatment of eating disorders if the group is cohesive and if members consistently attend meetings, according to a new study from Great Britain.

  • Natalie Crino and Ivana Djokvucic studied 36 women going through an eating disorders day treatment program at Westmead Hospital in South Wales.
  • They defined "group cohesion" as forces acting on the members of the group to remain in the group," such as compatibility and commitment to the group.
  • The researchers found that the women's conditions improved by attending therapy, and that compatibility was the greatest factor associated with attendance and treatment response.

The study appears in the journal Clinical Psychologist.

Labels: treatment, women, therapy

Posted By: Jane St. Clair

Comments:

Kensington on 9/27/2010
Group therapy can indeed be helpful for a lot of issues. Provided the leader is well trained and the group feels free to express themselves, this can be a wonderful way for people to realize they truly are not alone in what they go through.