Diet and Doubt: A Clinical Case Study of Inference-Based Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa.
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                  There is a recognized overlap between eating disorders (EDs) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in terms of diagnosis, phenomenology, epidemiology, and psychological characteristics related to the disorder. In light of these similarities, a cognitive inference-based therapy (IBT) program, shown to be effective in treating OCD, was adapted for EDs. This case study describes the application of IBT treatment for a 35-year-old woman diagnosed with bulimia nervosa who also demonstrated overvalued ideation related to her body weight and shape. Over a 20-week period, the client's ED pathology significantly decreased. Notably, the frequency of binge episodes was reduced by 90% from pre- to posttreatment and by 100% at 6-month follow-up. Significant reductions were also observed in dietary restriction and overvalued ideation. This case study has important implications for the treatment of individuals with both an ED and strong overvalued ideas.  | 
        
| Year of Publication |    :  
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| Journal |    :  
                  Journal of cognitive psychotherapy 
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| Volume |    :  
                  30 
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| Issue |    :  
                  4 
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| Number of Pages |    :  
                  263-276 
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| Date Published |    :  
                  2016 
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| ISSN Number |    :  
                  0889-8391 
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| DOI |    :  
                  10.1891/0889-8391.30.4.263 
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| Short Title |    :  
                  J Cogn Psychother 
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