“People Need People (PNP)”: A weight neutral intervention for patients with binge eating disorder and higher weight

Abstract

This study focuses on evaluation of a weight neutral intervention called People Need People (PNP) which adopts a non-diet approach and addresses weight stigma. In total, 114 adult patients were referred from an obesity clinic and treated for Binge Eating Disorder (BED) at a mental health outpatient clinic in Norway. The findings show that the PNP intervention was effective in reducing ED symptoms, had low dropout rates, and received positive feedback from participants. The results also indicate that patients with BED and higher weight experience similar levels of ED symptoms as those with other types of eating disorders.