Chair:   

Joseph Kobos, Ph.D., ABPP, CGP, FAGPA, University of Texas,San Antonio, Texas

Presenter: 

Helen Riess, M.D., Director of Psychotherapy Supervision, Mass.General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

This workshop will introduce a 12-week integrative group treatment for Bulimia Nervosa, including psychoeducation, cognitive behavioral, interpersonal, relational and experiential components.  Theoretical rationale for integrative treatment as well as pilot data from Mass. General Hospital will be presented. Participants will leave with the tools to lead their own groups.

Course References:

1. Riess, H. & Dockray-Miller, M. (2002). Integrative Group Treatment for Bulimia Nervosa. New

    York,NY: Columbia University Press.

2. Fairburn, C., Jones, R.,  Peveler, R.,  Hope, R. & O'Connor, M. (1993). Psychotherapy and

    Bulimia Nervosa: Longer-tern effects of interpersonal psychotherapy, behavior therapy, and 

    cognitive behavior therapy. Archives of General Psychiatry, 50, 419-28.

3. Apple, R. (1999). Interpersonal therapy for Bulimia Nervosa. Journal of Clinical Psychology,