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Psychosomatic Medicine 33:49-56 (1971)
© 1971 American Psychosomatic Society

Behavior Modification in the Treatment of Obesity

SYDNOR B. PENICK MD1, ROSS FILION PhD1, SONJA FOX 1, and ALBERT J. STUNKARD MD1

1 Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.

Current interest in behavior modification has extended to the treatment of obesity and the results of two recent applications of this technology have been encouraging. The present study compared behavior modification in groups with traditional group psychotherapy in a sample of 32 obese patients. Each of two groups treated with behavior modification lost more weight than a matched control group treated with traditional group therapy. Furthermore, 13% of the patients treated oy behavior modification lost more than 40 pounds and 53% lost more than 20 bounds, results which rank with the best in the medical literature. We conclude that behavior modification may represent a significant advance in the treatment of obesity.

Submitted on July 20, 1970
Revised on September 10, 1970




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