Does psychological well-being change following treatment? An exploratory study on outpatients with eating disorders

Psychological well-being changes following Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy-based treatment were investigated in outpatients with Eating Disorders (ED). While it is known that CBT reduces symptomatology in EDs, less is known about how changes in positive functioning may ensue. One-hundred and eighty five ED outpatients were analyzed for pre-treatment and post-treatment changes in psychological well-being (PWB) by Last Observation Carried Forward -Wilcoxon Signed Rank tests. Significant gains in all PWB dimensions were found, with moderate effect size correlations in environmental mastery (r= −.418), personal growth (r=−.351) and self-acceptance (r=−.341).
Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research