Changes in selective information processing with three psychological treatments for bulimia nervosa.

Journal article

Data from a treatment trial were used to test whether interference with colour-naming eating, shape and weight related words on the Stroop colour-naming task changed with treatment. Interference decreased with treatment and there was no difference between three treatments in the size of this effect. These findings suggest that interference with colour-naming words related to eating, shape and weight in subjects with bulimia nervosa may be a useful objective measure of patients' concerns about these issues.

Authors: Cooper, M; Fairburn, C

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: British journal of clinical psychology / the British Psychological Society
• Volume: 33 ( Pt 3)
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 353-356
• Publication date: 1994-09-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1994.tb01131.x
• ISSN: 0144-6657
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Humans; Adolescent; Body Image; Cognition Disorders; Color Perception; Adult; Self Concept; Psychological Tests; Bulimia; Reaction Time; Cues; Analysis of Variance