Stepped Care for Binge Eating Disorder: Predicting Response to Minimal Intervention in a Randomized Controlled Trial

Inclusion Criteria

• •Participants will be included if they:
• •1. are comfortable speaking or reading English;
• •2. do not have a history of an eating disorder other than BED, or a history of significant purging behaviour;
• •3. do not have a concurrent DSM-IV diagnosis of bipolar disorder, psychosis, drug or alcohol dependence;
• •4. are not currently or planning to be enrolled in a weight-loss program within the next year;
• •5. are women who are not pregnant or planning to be pregnant within the next year; and
• •6. are not currently or planning to be enrolled in other psychotherapies within the next year