Objectives: Current evidence supporting the effectiveness of psychotherapy for the treatment of Binge Eating Disorder (BED) indicates that there is still a need to improve outcomes by investigating the application of new developments in psychotherapy for the treatment of BED. Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) has been successfully applied for the management of several psychological disorders. However, to date, there has been no published research in the area of MCT for BED. Method: The current study employed a case series design to explore the application of MCT for BED. Three participants engaged in 12 weeks of MCT treatment. Results: All participants no longer met criteria for BED at the end of therapy and displayed significant improvement on the Emotional Overeating Questionnaire (EOQ) and Binge Eating Scale (BES) at both post-treatment and at 2-month follow-up. Results on the Metacognitive Questionnaire (MCQ-30) suggest that MCT, as an intervention for BED, may target positive metacognitions and, to a lesser extent, negative metacognitions. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that MCT is a promising intervention in the treatment of BED, warranting further investigation.

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暴食症的元认知疗法：病例系列研究

目的：目前支持心理疗法治疗暴食症 (BED) 有效性的证据表明，仍然需要通过调查心理疗法在治疗 BED 方面的新进展来改善结果。元认知疗法 (MCT) 已成功应用于多种心理障碍的治疗。然而，迄今为止，还没有关于 BED 的 MCT 领域的已发表研究。方法：本研究采用病例系列设计来探索 MCT 在 BED 中的应用。三名参与者进行了 12 周的 MCT 治疗。结果：所有参与者在治疗结束时不再满足 BED 标准，并且在治疗后和 2 个月的随访中，情绪暴饮暴食问卷 (EOQ) 和暴食量表 (BES) 均显示出显着改善。元认知问卷 (MCQ-30) 的结果表明，作为 BED 的干预措施，MCT 可能针对积极的元认知，并在较小程度上针对消极的元认知。结论：这项研究的结果表明 MCT 是治疗 BED 的一种有前景的干预措施，值得进一步研究。