Clinical Management Issues (Jun 2009)

Multidisciplinary study: DCD method applied to patients with eating disorders

  • Marina Conese,
  • Maria Teresa Laura Abbruzzese,
  • Grace Massiah,
  • Piero Oberto De Cavi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7175/cmi.v3i2.552
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 2
pp. 71 – 80

Abstract

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Eating disorders are quite common in clinical practice and can include out-of-control behaviours and thoughts that powerfully reinforce unhealthy eating patterns. They include anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder. We conducted a trial on 102 patients (89 females and 13 males) to investigate the efficacy of “DCD method” (appropriate dietary education associated to New-Electrosculpture) on patients with obesity and eating disorders. The study underlines the efficacy of “DCD method”, especially when supported by behavioural therapy, in obese and overweight patients.

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