ABSTRACT
Todays, The etiology of binge eating has not been definitively determined. Treatment must address the somatic, the behavioral, and the psychological problems. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavior group therapy on reducing symptoms of binge eating disorder in woman of Ahvaz overeating anonymous. Subjects were consisted of 30 patients with binge eating disorder that were selected from overeating anonymous. Sampling was convenience then patients who were diagnosed with binge scale and clinical interview, were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 6 weekly sessions of cognitive behavior group therapy that the control group did not received. It was hypothesized that cognitive behavior group therapy decrease the symptoms of binge eating disorder of the experimental group as compared with the control group. The binge scale was administered to both groups before and after treatment. SPSS 16 software was used for data analysis The results of covariance analysis showed that cognitive behavior group therapy significantly reduced the symptoms of binge eating [F=107.16, p<0.001] in the experimental group as compared with the control group. This study showed that cognitive behavior therapy is effective on reducing symptoms of binge eating, and this method can be one of the treatment choices for this disorder considered by the therapist