Murphy and Colleagues (2005) Conducted a Study Examining Psychodynamic Therapy

Murphy and colleagues (2005) conducted a study examining psychodynamic therapy for females diagnosed with bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder. Twenty-one women (14 diagnosed with bulimia nervosa; 7 diagnosed with binge eating disorder) received:

A) either 10 or 20 individual therapy sessions and were evaluated for symptom reduction at the end of treatment and three months post-treatment.
B) 20 individual therapy sessions and were evaluated for symptom reduction at the end of treatment only.
C) 40 individual therapy sessions and were evaluated for symptom reduction at the end of treatment only.
D) between 20 or 40 individual therapy sessions and were evaluated for symptom reduction at three months and six months post-treatment.