A Controlled Study of the Effects of Group Discussions and an Anorexiant in Outpatient Treatment of Obesity (1966)

Article1 July 1966A Controlled Study of the Effects of Group Discussions and an Anorexiant in Outpatient Treatment of ObesityWith Attention to the Psychological Aspects of DietingABRAM M. LONDON, EMANUEL D. SCHREIBER, LT., MSCABRAM M. LONDONSearch for more papers by this author, EMANUEL D. SCHREIBER, LT., MSCSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-1-80 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn the last several years there has been a surge of medical interest in weight reduction because of the rapid rise in prevalence of obesity and the increased mortality rate associated with it (1-3). Past results of outpatient treatment of the overweight patient have been poor, and recently diverse group approaches to the eating problems of the obese person have been developed ranging from psychoanalytic group therapy to group education (4-7). The utilization of group treatment emanated from the recognition that overeating, the most important etiological factor in obesity, is a psychological problem—a problem often expeditiously dealt with in groups...References1. Frequency of overweight and underweight. Statist. Bull. Metrop. Life Insur. Co. 41: 4, 1960. Google Scholar2. Mortality among overweight men. Ibid., p. 6. Google Scholar3. Mortality among overweight women. Ibid., p. 1. Google Scholar4. STUNKARDMCLAREN-HUME AM: The results of treatment for obesity. Arch. Intern. Med. (Chicago) 103: 79, 1959. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. MODELL W: Status and prospect of drugs for overeating. JAMA 173: 1131, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. 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HARVEYSIMMONS HIWD: Weight reduction: a study of the group method: report of progress. Amer. J. Med. Sci. 227: 521, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Fort Dix, New JerseyFrom the Departments of Medicine and Neuropsychiatry, Walson Army Hospital, Fort Dix, N. J.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Abram London, M.D., Fellow in Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospitals, 171 Harrison Ave., Boston, Mass. 02111. 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