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Treatment Study for Adolescents with Bulimia Nervosa
Stanford University Eating Disorders Program
James D. Lock, MD, PhD

Stanford University is conducting a 5 year NIH sponsored study examining the effectiveness of 3 outpatient therapies for bulimia nervosa (BN).

Who can participate?
• Adolescents (female and male) age 12 to 18
• Current diagnosis of bulimia nervosa
• Living with at least one parent
• Medically stable for outpatient treatment
• Able to speak and read English
• Willing to be randomized to either treatment condition
• Able to make a 1.5 year commitment

Treatments:
The patient has an equal chance of being randomized (a process like flipping a coin) to CBT-A, FBT-AN, or SPT.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents (CBT-A) is a common treatment for BN aimed at helping with thought processes associated with the disorder. In this treatment you will meet one on one with a therapist for 20 sessions.
Family Based Therapy for BN (FBT-AN) is a family-based approach which aims to promote parental control of eating while supporting adolescent development in the family context. Although the majority of time is spent meeting with the family as a whole, a portion of the 20 sessions is spent individually with the adolescent to ascertain their perspective on progress and to identify issues relevant to the overall family treatment.
Supportive Family Therapy for BN (SPT) aims to help patients identify underlying issues of the BN and find solutions to these problems.
The purpose of the present research study is to attempt to identify an outpatient psychological treatment that is effective for adolescents with bulimia.

How Can I Participate?
If you are interested in participating, or would like further information, contact
Judy Beenhakker at (650) 723-7885; judybeen@stanford.edu; or Sarah Forsberg at (650) 723-9182; sarah523@stanford.edu.

Parents of teens! Is your daughter's eating out of control? Is she gaining too much weight?

Consider participating in a study at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Science (USUHS)/National Institutes of Health (NIH).

• WHAT: To test how effective group therapy is in the prevention of excess weight gain.
• WHO: Girls aged 12-17 years who are above average weight and report loss of control eating.
• WHERE: The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD, just outside of Washington, DC.

Individuals who qualify to participate in this study will be compensated for their time.

Please call for more information: 1-800-411-1222.

UCSD Researchers Seek Women Recovered From an Eating Disorder

Help UCSD researchers study what causes eating disorders! We are seeking female participants between 18 and 45 years of age who are recovered from Anorexia or Bulimia Nervosa. By participating in this research study, you may assist physicians and researchers in developing treatments for these complex and serious disorders. You may be compensated up to $1,300. For more information, please contact the UCSD Eating Disorder Treatment and Research Program at (858) 366-2525 or by e-mail at edresearch@ucsd.edu. We look forward to working with you!