METHOD OF GROUP COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY FOR OBESITY IN WOMEN Russian patent published in 2025 - IPC A61B5/16 A61M21/00 A61H1/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, psychology, and can be used for obesity correction in women. Primary interviewing is carried out according to HADS, SCOFF questionnaires, calculation of body weight index (BWI) and motivational counselling. A group of 12 people is formed, which includes a nutritionist and women having the following values: according to the SCOFF questionnaire, total score is less than 2.5, according to the HADS questionnaire, total score is less than 11, BWI is from 30 to 40 kg/m². It involves 8 sessions of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for obesity. Duration of each session is 2.5 hours, once week for 8 weeks. Each session, except the first and eighth, included 4 stages: weighing, measuring the waist and hips circumference; checking self-check results, food diary and homework; discussion of the schedule, its elaboration and reception of new home tasks; summing up and scheduling the next meeting.

EFFECT: method provides the more effective body weight correction ensured by the positive dynamics of body weight reduction in a comfortable mode and for a long period of time.

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