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. 2017 Nov;25(6):579-585.
doi: 10.1002/erv.2557.

Perfectionism Group Treatment for Eating Disorders in an Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization, and Outpatient Setting

Cheri A Levinson  1 , Leigh C Brosof  1 , Irina A Vanzhula  1 , Laura Bumberry  2 , Stephanie Zerwas  3 , Cynthia M Bulik  3
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Perfectionism Group Treatment for Eating Disorders in an Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization, and Outpatient Setting

Cheri A Levinson et al. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2017 Nov.

Abstract

Perfectionism is elevated in individuals with eating disorders and is posited to be a risk factor, maintaining factor, and treatment barrier. However, there has been little literature testing the feasibility and effectiveness of perfectionism interventions in individuals specifically with eating disorders in an open group format. In the current study, we tested the feasibility of (a) a short cognitive behavioural therapy for perfectionism intervention delivered in an inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient for eating disorders setting (combined N = 28; inpatient n = 15; partial hospital n = 9; outpatient n = 4), as well as (b) a training for disseminating the treatment in these settings (N = 9). Overall, we found that it was feasible to implement a perfectionism group in each treatment setting, with both an open and closed group format. This research adds additional support for the implementation of perfectionism group treatment for eating disorders and provides information on the feasibility of implementing such interventions across multiple settings. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.

Keywords: anorexia nervosa; eating disorders, CBT, group therapy; perfectionism.

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Figure 1
High Standards and Concern Over Mistakes from Pre to Post Treatment in Inpatient and Partial Hospitalization Open Group. Error bars = Standard Error +/-1.
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Figure 2
Concern over mistakes and high standards scores of four group participants in closed outpatient group for eating disorders. A, B, C, and D correspond to one participant each.
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