ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2020
Examining sex as a predictor and moderator of treatment outcomes for binge-eating disorder: Analysis of aggregated randomized controlled trials.
Article in The International journal of eating disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Lisdexamfetamine, Alone and Combined, for Binge-Eating Disorder: Secondary Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Trial
- Is there harm in behavioral lifestyle weight management for binge-eating disorder in patients with obesity: Findings from a randomized controlled trial.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2025Trial
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Lisdexamfetamine, Alone and Combined, for Binge-Eating Disorder With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.The American journal of psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Naltrexone plus bupropion combination medication maintenance treatment for binge-eating disorder following successful acute treatments: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.Psychological medicine · 2023Trial
- Do we need to "man up" feeding and eating disorders treatments? Protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of gender effects on intervention outcomes.Systematic reviews · 2025Article
- The predictive value of emotion regulation difficulties and negative mood on short and long-term treatment outcomes in an online guided self-help programme for adults with binge-eating disorder.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Article
- Gender Differences in Treatment Outcomes for Eating Disorders: A Case-Matched, Retrospective Pre-Post Comparison.Nutrients · 2022Article
- A Plea for Diversity in Eating Disorders Research.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study examined whether sex predicted and/or moderated treatment outcomes among men and women who participated in binge-eating disorder (BED) randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
methodData were aggregated from RCTs performed at one medical center. RCTs tested cognitive-behavioral therapy, behavioral weight loss, multimodal treatment, and/or control conditions. Participants were 660 adults, both men (n = 170) and women (n = 490), with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-fourth edition (DSM-IV)-defined BED. Doctoral-level research-clinicians assessed participants using structured interviews and established self-report measures of eating-disorder psychopathology and depression, and measured height and weight. Assessments occurred at baseline, throughout treatment, and at post-treatment.
resultsSex was not a significant moderator of any treatment outcomes. Mixed models revealed sex had a main effect: men had lower eating-disorder psychopathology and lost more weight than women over the course of treatment. DISCUSSION: Both epidemiological and RCT studies report disparities in treatment-seeking between men and women with BED. Despite this, men have comparable or better treatment outcomes compared with women, including significantly greater weight loss. Thus, disseminating evidence-based BED treatments is promising for both men and women. Additional research is necessary, however, to understand treatment effects-including other predictors and moderators of outcomes-across diverse providers, treatment settings, and patient groups.
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