Binge eating is a harmful, maladaptive behavior associated with comorbid psychopathology. Theory posits that increases in maladaptive, transdiagnostic emotions following binge eating in individuals with BN may predict the experience of comorbid symptoms. The current study served as a laboratory test of the first part of this theory: whether state increases in maladaptive emotions occur following engagement in binge eating behavior in women with BN compared with healthy controls. Women (n = 51) were recruited from the community if they met DSM-5 criteria for BN or OSFED BN (of low frequency) (n = 21) or were free of lifetime disordered eating and current psychopathology (n = 30). Participants completed questionnaires assessing eating disorder symptoms (preoccupation with weight and shape, urge to vomit), state shame, and state negative affect before and after consuming a test meal in which they were instructed to binge. Women with BN endorsed significantly greater preoccupation with weight and shape and urge to vomit following test meal consumption compared with controls. Women with BN reported significant increases in state shame, but not state negative affect, following test meal consumption, compared with controls. Results are consistent with a model indicating binge eating precipitates increases in state shame among women with BN. Given shame’s status as a transdiagnostic risk factor, future work should clarify whether state shame following binge eating predicts increases in comorbid symptoms.

Eating-disorder clients show low motivation, poor follow-through, and inordinate premature dropout rates in treatment. To date, little research has been conducted that might provide clinicians with an understanding of the critical factors that may aid clients' recovery. Such factors may be used by clinicians to better motivate clients to collaborate in treatment. The purpose of this study was to identify some of the critical factors that women with eating disorders believed were crucial in prompting or facilitating their recovery. Identification of these factors was accomplished through a systematic content analysis of semistructured interviews with recovered or recovering bulimics and anorexics. This study may contribute significantly to future research into the development of motivational supplements to eating disorder therapy ( e.g., psychoeducational materials or therapy orientation programs). Of interest were what personal, interpersonal, or environmental factors anorexic and bulimic clients reported increased their motivation to recover, and prompted them to begin the recovery process, maintain recovery, and cope with the threat of relapse. Also, factors that subjects reported hindered their progress in recovery were examined. The anorexic and bulimic subjects reported social support as a critical factor across three stages of recovery, including beginning recovery, maintaining recovery, and coping with relapse. Being "tired" of the disorder and therapy were indicated to be relevant to beginning recovery. Improved self-esteem was deemed significant in helping subjects both maintain recovery and cope with the threat of relapse. Establishing healthy eating habits and attitudes was a necessary factor required to maintain recovery. Subjects shared that developing healthy ways to deal with emotions enabled them to deal successfully with the threat of relapse. Anorexic subjects reported that people and societal expectations, fear of becoming fat, incentive to numb emotions, and poor eating habits and attitudes impeded their recovery. Bulimic subjects indicated that people and societal expectations, incentive to numb emotions, lack of understanding, and poor eating habits and attitudes hindered their recovery.

Recent research indicates that 2% to 4% of the population meet diagnostic criteria for the newly proposed binge eating disorder, and that it is much more common (30%) among the treatment-seeking obese. Although recognized as a significant problem, binge eating disorder is l1l not well understood, and there is debate about whether binge eating disorder is a distinct disorder. It has been argued that binge eating disorder is simply a variant or milder form of bulimia nervosa and not a separate and distinct disorder. Researchers have begun to study this population in greater depth in order to assess the characteristics of individuals with binge eating disorder, the similarities and differences between individuals with binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and obese individuals who do not engage in binge eating, and the effectiveness of various treatments for binge eating disorder. Previous reviews of the literature (using non-meta-analytic strategies) have examined these areas and have yielded inconsistent conclusions. Therefore, a more comprehensive, current, and empirical integration of the data was conducted. In total, 297 studies of individuals with binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa and/or obese individuals who do not engage in binge eating were collected, coded, and statistically analyzed across studies (by calculating standardized mean difference effect sizes). The key characteristics of individuals with binge eating disorder were assessed, diagnostic groups were systematically compared, and treatment outcomes (from 19 studies) were evaluated. The results indicated that individuals with binge eating disorder have a number of differences from both bulimia nervosa and obese non binge eating individuals. However, the extent of these differences was not great, and there was a general trend for binge eating disorder individuals to fall between the two groups on most measures of disturbed eating and psychopathology. These findings tend to support the continuum/variant conceptualization of binge eating disorder rather than that of a distinct disorder. In addition, data from primary research studies on the treatment of binge eating disorder indicated that, overall, psychosocial interventions were helpful in decreasing binge eating and psychopathological symptoms, but were less effective at reducing weight. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed, as are suggestions for future research.

Public view removed at the authors request. 16/07/2006 / The daily experience of anorexia nervosa sufferers has not previously been studied and yet it is fundamental to understanding anorexia nervosa. This study examined and compared the daily experiences of anorexia nervosa patients and control participants in terms of sense of self, mood states and flow states. Flow is characterised by undivided concentration and interest in an activity for intrinsic benefits. Flow is not always desirable, as some ways of experiencing it may be harmful to the individual and society. Anorexia nervosa participants were recruited from hospitals and private practices of clinicians specialising in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. Exclusion criteria included male gender, chronic anorexia nervosa, drug abuse, and current participation in an inpatient program. Anorexia nervosa participants completed a series of questionnaires at baseline, 3-6 month follow-up and 7-12 month follow-up (stage one, two and three respectively). The questionnaires were designed to measure the severity of their eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa and control group participants completed Experience Sampling Forms (ESF) and a Repertory Grid at baseline and 3-6 months. The ESFs were completed each time a pager was activated. The pager was activated seven times a day, for four days at random times between 8.00am and 10.00pm. The pager signals were a minimum of two hours apart. The Repertory Grid consisted of 23 constructs and 13 elements provided to the participant. Thirty-one anorexia nervosa sufferers and thirty-two control participants completed stage one and eighteen anorexia nervosa sufferers and twenty-seven control group participants completed stage two of the study. Eighteen anorexia nervosa sufferers completed stage three of the study. Control participants were not required to participate in stage three. There was no difference in the severity of anorexia nervosa between completers and drop-outs The analysis of the ESFs at stage one indicated that the anorexia nervosa group participants did not spend more time alone at home or more time alone in any situation than the control group. For both groups, being alone had a negative influence on mood state, but had no effect on sense of self. The anorexia nervosa group felt lonelier and less sociable than the control group. The mood state and sense of self for the anorexia nervosa group was significantly lower over all the ESFs when compared to the control group. They were also more self-critical, experienced higher levels of guilt, were less able to live up to their own expectations, and were less satisfied with their performance in the activity they were doing. The anorexia nervosa group experienced less flow states than the control group at stage one. There was an improvement in mood state, sense of self and self-criticism for the anorexia nervosa group when they were in a flow state compared to when they were not in a flow state. There was an improvement in mood state, sense of self, guilt and self-criticism for the control group when they experienced flow, however these differences were not significant. The anorexia nervosa group had a more positive mood state and sense of self at stage two when compared to stage one. Correspondingly, there was a trend towards a reduced severity of the disorder indicated by a significant improvement on some of the psychological tests (EAT, REDS, BDI, DT). There was also a significant improvement in BMI. However, there was a significant decline in the amount of flow of anorexia nervosa participants experienced at stage two when compared to stage one. This result may be attributed to the significant decline in the response rate on ESFs in the second stage of the study for both the anorexia nervosa and control groups. Anorexia nervosa non-responders at stage two reported more severe symptoms of anorexia nervosa than anorexia nervosa responders, although this was a trend and reached significance only on minor indicators of eating disorder severity. The identification of a factor that predicted severity over a six-month period was not possible. The repertory grid analysis showed that the construct system of the anorexia nervosa participants was tighter and less complex than that of the control group. The anorexia nervosa group construed themselves as dissimilar from the way they would like to be in any context. The control group construed themselves as similar to the way they would like to be when they were alone, but as dissimilar from the way they would like to be when they were with other people. While the most salient element for both the anorexia nervosa and control groups was 'alone at home', it appears that the controls use this time for goal-directed activities. In contrast, this time was dominated by fear of losing control for the anorexia nervosa group. Although there was a trend towards a decrease in the amount of variance accounted for by the first component for the anorexia nervosa group at stage two compared to stage one, the interpretation of this result was complicated by mixed result of the control group. The anorexia nervosa groups' daily experience of life was bleak when compared to the daily experience of the control group, except for periods when the anorexia nervosa participants experienced a flow state. DeVries (1992) has documented the success of therapeutic interventions that involve the identification and replication of activities that resulted in a flow state. This investigation suggests that a similar result may be possible in the treatment of anorexia nervosa.

Public view removed at the authors request. 16/07/2006 / The daily experience of anorexia nervosa sufferers has not previously been studied and yet it is fundamental to understanding anorexia nervosa. This study examined and compared the daily experiences of anorexia nervosa patients and control participants in terms of sense of self, mood states and flow states. Flow is characterised by undivided concentration and interest in an activity for intrinsic benefits. Flow is not always desirable, as some ways of experiencing it may be harmful to the individual and society. Anorexia nervosa participants were recruited from hospitals and private practices of clinicians specialising in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. Exclusion criteria included male gender, chronic anorexia nervosa, drug abuse, and current participation in an inpatient program. Anorexia nervosa participants completed a series of questionnaires at baseline, 3-6 month follow-up and 7-12 month follow-up (stage one, two and three respectively). The questionnaires were designed to measure the severity of their eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa and control group participants completed Experience Sampling Forms (ESF) and a Repertory Grid at baseline and 3-6 months. The ESFs were completed each time a pager was activated. The pager was activated seven times a day, for four days at random times between 8.00am and 10.00pm. The pager signals were a minimum of two hours apart. The Repertory Grid consisted of 23 constructs and 13 elements provided to the participant. Thirty-one anorexia nervosa sufferers and thirty-two control participants completed stage one and eighteen anorexia nervosa sufferers and twenty-seven control group participants completed stage two of the study. Eighteen anorexia nervosa sufferers completed stage three of the study. Control participants were not required to participate in stage three. There was no difference in the severity of anorexia nervosa between completers and drop-outs The analysis of the ESFs at stage one indicated that the anorexia nervosa group participants did not spend more time alone at home or more time alone in any situation than the control group. For both groups, being alone had a negative influence on mood state, but had no effect on sense of self. The anorexia nervosa group felt lonelier and less sociable than the control group. The mood state and sense of self for the anorexia nervosa group was significantly lower over all the ESFs when compared to the control group. They were also more self-critical, experienced higher levels of guilt, were less able to live up to their own expectations, and were less satisfied with their performance in the activity they were doing. The anorexia nervosa group experienced less flow states than the control group at stage one. There was an improvement in mood state, sense of self and self-criticism for the anorexia nervosa group when they were in a flow state compared to when they were not in a flow state. There was an improvement in mood state, sense of self, guilt and self-criticism for the control group when they experienced flow, however these differences were not significant. The anorexia nervosa group had a more positive mood state and sense of self at stage two when compared to stage one. Correspondingly, there was a trend towards a reduced severity of the disorder indicated by a significant improvement on some of the psychological tests (EAT, REDS, BDI, DT). There was also a significant improvement in BMI. However, there was a significant decline in the amount of flow of anorexia nervosa participants experienced at stage two when compared to stage one. This result may be attributed to the significant decline in the response rate on ESFs in the second stage of the study for both the anorexia nervosa and control groups. Anorexia nervosa non-responders at stage two reported more severe symptoms of anorexia nervosa than anorexia nervosa responders, although this was a trend and reached significance only on minor indicators of eating disorder severity. The identification of a factor that predicted severity over a six-month period was not possible. The repertory grid analysis showed that the construct system of the anorexia nervosa participants was tighter and less complex than that of the control group. The anorexia nervosa group construed themselves as dissimilar from the way they would like to be in any context. The control group construed themselves as similar to the way they would like to be when they were alone, but as dissimilar from the way they would like to be when they were with other people. While the most salient element for both the anorexia nervosa and control groups was 'alone at home', it appears that the controls use this time for goal-directed activities. In contrast, this time was dominated by fear of losing control for the anorexia nervosa group. Although there was a trend towards a decrease in the amount of variance accounted for by the first component for the anorexia nervosa group at stage two compared to stage one, the interpretation of this result was complicated by mixed result of the control group. The anorexia nervosa groups' daily experience of life was bleak when compared to the daily experience of the control group, except for periods when the anorexia nervosa participants experienced a flow state. DeVries (1992) has documented the success of therapeutic interventions that involve the identification and replication of activities that resulted in a flow state. This investigation suggests that a similar result may be possible in the treatment of anorexia nervosa.

Submitted by Barroso Patrícia (barroso.p2010@gmail.com) on 2013-04-11T19:14:33Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Camila final.pdf: 480149 bytes, checksum: d4431faa0d0e7789c0846c3a564313aa (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-04-11T19:14:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Camila final.pdf: 480149 bytes, checksum: d4431faa0d0e7789c0846c3a564313aa (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / O trabalho apresentado constitui um estudo observacional de corte transversal com o objetivo principal de descrever uma amostra de pacientes com transtorno bipolar do humor (TBH) e que possuem transtorno alimentar (TA). Para alcançar essa meta, 406 indivíduos bipolares de dois centros de referência foram consultados: dois ambulatórios de atendimento terciário, especializados em transtornos do humor, da cidade de Salvador e de Porto Alegre. Desses sujeitos, 51 (12,56%) foram excluídos devido à perda de dados, resultando em uma amostra de 355 pacientes. Eles responderam a instrumentos que buscavam verificar: dados clínicos e sociodemográficos; níveis de depressão, ansiedade e mania; escores de impressão clínica global, de avaliação global do funcionamento e de qualidade de vida (QV). Os dados foram analisados pelo pacote estatístico SPSS versão 17.0. Observou-se que 4,6% dos sujeitos possuíam TA, sendo que 57,9% deles tinham bulimia nervosa (BN). A maioria dos indivíduos era do sexo feminino (94,7%). Os pacientes bipolares com TA apresentaram escores mais elevados na escala de depressão, mais prejuízo no domínio psíquico da qualidade de vida e tenderam a ter mais comorbidades. Com os resultados obtidos, percebe-se que a presença de TA na amostra oferece indícios para acreditar num maior nível de gravidade entre os pacientes bipolares. Entretanto, novos estudos são necessários para que essa conclusão possa refletir a população clínica dos pacientes com TBH. / Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde

Submitted by Lucelia Lucena (lucelia.lucena@ufpe.br) on 2015-03-11T18:43:40Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Tese Mara Lofrano_final.pdf: 1412607 bytes, checksum: b0531404db8e2bbd0caefb35a67e302c (MD5) license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-11T18:43:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Tese Mara Lofrano_final.pdf: 1412607 bytes, checksum: b0531404db8e2bbd0caefb35a67e302c (MD5) license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / CAPES CNPq / Objetivo: Verificar a prevalência de sintomas de transtornos alimentares em jovens universitários e explorar a relação entre fatores perinatais/neonatais e concentrações circulantes de peptídeos com sintomas de transtornos alimentares. Métodos: Estudo transversal conduzido com quatrocentos e oito estudantes universitários (125 homens e 283 mulheres), com idade entre 18 e 23 anos e regularmente matriculados no primeiro semestre de cursos da área da saúde. A presença de sintomas de transtornos alimentares, bem como a insatisfação com a imagem corporal, foram estimadas através de questionários auto-aplicáveis (EAT-26, BITE, BES e BSQ). Informações sobre peso ao nascer, amamentação, complicações obstétricas, idade da mãe no parto e ordem de nascimento foram auto reportadas pelos voluntários após consulta aos pais. A concentração circulante de insulina, leptina, PYY, ghrelina, adiponectina, IL-6 e IL-10 foram determinadas com a utilização de kits comerciais de Elisa. Resultados: Foram verificados sintomas de TA em 32,5% (95%IC 27,2 - 38,1%) das mulheres e em 18,4% (95%IC 12,3 - 25,9%) dos homens. Os resultados revelaram que a idade materna no momento do parto, bem como complicações obstétricas elevam as chances dos indivíduos apresentarem sintomas de anorexia (OR = 0,37; 95%IC 0,17 - 0,83) e bulimia (OR = 2.62; 95%IC 1,03 – 6,67), respectivamente. Adicionalmente, foi encontrada maior concentração sérica de IL-6 (p=0,03) e leptina (p<0.00) nas estudantes com sintomas de TA, quando comparadas aos seus pares sem sintomas. Os resultados demonstraram haver uma associação positiva entre IL-6, leptina e sintomas de TA. Conclusão: Os resultados do presente estudo reportam uma significativa presença de sintomas de TA em estudantes universitários da área da saúde, e sugerem uma possível interferência de fatores perinatais e neonatais sobre o desenvolvimento de comportamentos alimentares inapropriados, bem como associação positiva entre a concentração circulante de IL-6 e leptina com sintomas de TA.

Submitted by Daniella Sodre (daniella.sodre@ufpe.br) on 2015-04-08T14:07:44Z No. of bitstreams: 2 DISSERTAÇÃO RODRIGO CÉSAR ALVES DE LIMA.pdf: 3132866 bytes, checksum: 62a56680911736984dbc73bf60028869 (MD5) license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-08T14:07:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 DISSERTAÇÃO RODRIGO CÉSAR ALVES DE LIMA.pdf: 3132866 bytes, checksum: 62a56680911736984dbc73bf60028869 (MD5) license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-26 / A adolescência é definida pela Organização Mundial de Saúde como período da vida que compreende a faixa etária entre 10 e 19 anos. É um período propenso ao desenvolvimento da insatisfação com o próprio corpo. Inseridos numa sociedade que priorizam a magreza como marco do sucesso e beleza, adolescentes passam por sacrifícios, como dietas exageradas, jejuns prolongados e exercícios físicos excessivos. Esses hábitos podem contribuir para o aparecimento de condutas patológicas em relação ao padrão alimentar. Os Transtornos Alimentares são condições psicopatológicas, com sérias complicações no estado geral de saúde, caracterizadas por preocupação excessiva com a imagem corporal e alteração no comportamento alimentar. Os principais tipos são a Anorexia Nervosa e a Bulimia Nervosa, que são caracterizadas por padrões anormais de comportamento alimentar e controle de peso, bem como, alterações na percepção do próprio corpo. O ato de vomitar e o jejum prolongado, prática comum de pacientes com estes transtornos, podem proporcionar problemas bucais, principalmente a erosão dental. Esta é representada pela perda de estrutura de tecido mineralizado através de um processo patológico e crônico pelo ataque químico da superfície do dente. Esta perda é irreversível e pode advir de fatores extrínsecos ou intrínsecos. Diante do exposto, este estudo teve como objetivo determinar a frequência de erosão dental em adolescentes e sua relação com a presença de sintomas de transtornos alimentares. Tratou-se de um estudo descritivo, transversal e de associação com uma amostra de 136 adolescentes de ambos os sexos, na faixa etária de 10 a 19 anos, matriculados na escola pública estadual Professora Amélia Coelho. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: questionário biodemográfico; as versões para adolescentes do Teste de Atitudes Alimentares – EAT-26 e do Teste de Avaliação Bulímica de Edinburgh – BITE, esta última com uma de sintomas e outra de gravidade; e uma ficha clínica odontológica para o preenchimento do Índice de Desgaste Dentário. O examinador foi submetido aos processos de calibração teórica e prática. Foi realizado o teste de Kappa (teste de concordância) intra-examinador e inter-examinador, obtendo um resultado de 0,90. A estatística é representada pelos testes de associação qui-quadrado de Pearson e exato de Fisher. Após análise dos resultados, observou-se que 30,8% dos pesquisados apresentaram escore médio/elevado na escala BITE, 33% apresentaram escore positivo para o EAT-26 e 74,3% apresentavam erosão. Houve associação estatisticamente significativa entre a presença de erosão e os escores do BITE com o sexo e com a idade. Em relação ao grupo de dentes e faces, a presença de erosão concentrou-se nos dentes anteriores (Incisivos e Caninos) nas faces linguais/palatinas, não havendo associação com a presença de sintomas de transtornos alimentares. Portanto, conclui-se que a erosão dental é fator importante para que o cirurgião-dentista investigue precocemente a presença de transtornos alimentares e exerça seu papel no encaminhamento do paciente para um atendimento multidisciplinar. Esse desfecho enaltece o Cirurgião-Dentista, que pode ser considerado como o primeiro profissional de saúde a diagnosticar o quadro, tratando o paciente concomitantemente com outros profissionais da saúde, evitando o agravo do transtorno ou até mesmo seu aparecimento.

Orientador: Heloisa Pontes / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciencias Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-04T01:47:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silva_DanielaFerreiraAraujo_M.pdf: 7828652 bytes, checksum: ee363c51663b72cdf441fd2cf26177fc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2004 / Resumo: Esta dissertação tem como objetivo investigar as perturbações físico-morais denominadas "transtornos alimentares", dentre as quais se destacam a "anorexia nervosa" e a "bulimia nervosa", no contexto brasileiro, por meio de uma etnografia realizada através da internet, a partir do material produzido por pessoas que se auto-identificam como portadoras de um transtorno alimentar. Partindo de uma perspectiva antropológica, a abordagem aqui desenvolvida privilegia a relação entre tais perturbações e as concepções culturalmente específicas de pessoa, corpo, corporalidade e gênero / Abstract: The aim of this text is to investigate the phisico-moral disturbances named "eating disorders", among which "anorexia nervosa" and "bulimia nervosa" stand out, within the brazilian context, through an etnography carried out in the internet, based on the material produced by people who auto-identify themselves as eating-disordered persons. Starting ITom an anthropological perspective, the approach developed here privileges the relationship between these disorders and the cultura1lyspecific conceptions of personhood, body, embodiment and gender / Mestrado / Antropologia / Mestre em Antropologia Social

Submitted by Fabio Sobreira Campos da Costa (fabio.sobreira@ufpe.br) on 2017-07-25T12:42:31Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) tese_tatiana_bertulino.pdf: 10443220 bytes, checksum: 79c9bf743bf865c2a6d7ee7c679ecadb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-25T12:42:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) tese_tatiana_bertulino.pdf: 10443220 bytes, checksum: 79c9bf743bf865c2a6d7ee7c679ecadb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-17 / Os adolescentes aprendem em nossa sociedade que uma das características do sucesso é o corpo magro. Esta pressão social pela magreza está mais presente nas adolescentes, criando o aumento da insatisfação corporal nesta população. A insatisfação com a própria imagem corporal é o cerne dos transtornos alimentares. Entre os transtornos alimentares destaca-se a bulimia nervosa, caracterizada pelos comportamentos de compulsão alimentar associado à purgação. O tratamento clínico recomendável para a bulimia nervosa é a terapia cognitivo-comportamental, realizado por um especialista em transtornos alimentares. Outras formas de intervenção nos pacientes com transtornos alimentares também são utilizadas, entre elas a psicoeducação. O objetivo deste estudo foi de avaliar as possíveis diferenças entre a intervenção psicoterápica do tipo cognitivocomportamental e a intervenção psicoeducativa em adolescentes diagnosticadas com bulimia nervosa. Foi realizado um ensaio clínico, constituído de 11 adolescentes do sexo feminino entre 13 a 19 anos com diagnóstico de bulimia nervosa. Para o diagnóstico utilizou-se a entrevista clínica diagnóstica: Levantamento sobre o Desenvolvimento e Bem – Estar de Crianças e Adolescentes (DAWBA). As adolescentes foram divididas em dois grupos: controle e experimental. No grupo controle, constituído de cinco adolescentes, o tratamento utilizado foi a terapia cognitivo-comportamental em grupo durante 13 encontros em 12 semanas. No grupo experimental, constituído de seis adolescentes, o tratamento utilizado foi a psicoeducação em grupo, em 13 encontros semanais. As medidas primárias de eficácia no estudo foram: diminuição dos sintomas de bulimia nervosa, diminuição dos sintomas de compulsão alimentar e diminuição da insatisfação corporal. Houve diminuição de sintomas de bulimia nervosa nos dois grupos, porém não se comprovou diferença significativa entre os grupos. Em relação a compulsão alimentar não houve modificação nos sintomas em nenhum dos grupos. A insatisfação corporal foi a variável que demonstrou melhora significativa quando os grupos foram analisados em conjunto, porém não houve diferença significativa entre os grupos. Na terapia cognitivocomportamental é aceitável que após o tratamento da bulimia nervosa, os pacientes ainda apresentem sintomas de transtorno alimentar, como a compulsão alimentar, pois o principal objetivo é que o sistema de manutenção das crenças que mantem a bulimia nervosa seja interrompido. A psicoeducação possui como foco o aumento da satisfação com a imagem corporal, o que de fato ocorreu no estudo. A psicoeducação não foca especificamente na melhora da bulimia nervosa e de seus sintomas, como a compulsão alimentar. Apesar de estudos anteriores terem encontrado melhora na relação alimentar dos participantes de psicoeducação, além da melhora nos sintomas da insatisfação corporal. Os dois tratamentos realizados na pesquisa demonstraram diminuição de sintomas, porém essa diminuição não foi significativa em nenhum dos grupos quando avaliados individualmente. É necessária a continuação da pesquisa, com o aumento da amostra e se possível com a análise qualitativa dos dados. A pesquisa demonstrou a possibilidade da utilização da psicoeducação, em um primeiro momento, em populações não crônicas. / Teenagers learn in our society that one of the characteristics of success is a thin body. This social pressure for thinness is more prevalent among the girls, causing increased body dissatisfaction in their group. Dissatisfaction with their own body image is the core of eating disorders. Among the eating disorders, bulimia nervosa stands out, characterized by binge eating behaviors associated with purging. The recommended medical treatment for bulimia nervosa is cognitive-behavioral therapy with a specialist in eating disorders. Other forms of intervention in patients with eating disorders are also used, including psychoeducation. The goal of this study was to evaluate possible differences between the psychotherapeutic intervention of cognitive-behavioral type and the psychoeducational intervention in female teenagers diagnosed with bulimia nervosa. A clinical trial was performed, consisting of 11 female teenagers between 13 and 19 years old, all of whom were diagnosed with bulimia nervosa. The clinical interview Development and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA) was used for the diagnosis. The teenagers were split into two groups: control and experimental. In the control group, consisting of five teenagers, the treatment used was cognitive-behavioral group therapy for 13 meetings in 12 weeks. In the experimental group, consisting of six teenagers, the treatment used was group psychoeducation, in 13 weekly meetings. The primary effectiveness measures in the study were: reduction of the symptoms of bulimia nervosa, decreased symptoms of binge eating, and decreased body dissatisfaction. There was a reduction of the symptoms of bulimia nervosa in both groups; however, no significant difference was proved between them. Regarding binge eating, there was no change in symptoms in either group. Body dissatisfaction was the variable that showed most significant improvement when the groups were analyzed together, but once again there was no significant difference between groups. In cognitive-behavioral therapy, it is acceptable that after the treatment of bulimia nervosa, patients still present symptoms of eating disorders such as binge eating, because the main goal is that the system of beliefs which sustains bulimia nervosa is interrupted. Psychoeducation, on the other hand, focuses on increasing body image satisfaction, which actually happened in the study; psychoeducation does not focus specifically on the improvement of bulimia nervosa and its symptoms, though previous studies have found an improvement in the participants' relationship with food, besides an improvement in the symptoms of body dissatisfaction. Both treatments carried out in the research showed decreased symptoms, but this decrease was not significant in either group when assessed individually. Continued research, with a larger sample and qualitative data analysis, if possible, is required. The study has shown the possibility of using psychoeducation, at first, in nonchronic populations.