Trial reportThe International journal of eating disorders2014
Emotion acceptance behavior therapy for anorexia nervosa: a pilot study.
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- Alexithymia in eating disorders: Systematic review and meta-analyses of studies using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2017Pooled it
- Emotion-focused treatments for anorexia nervosa: a systematic review of the literature.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2016Pooled it
- Emotion regulation training to reduce problematic dietary restriction: An experimental analysis.Appetite · 2016Trial
- A randomised trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa after daycare treatment, including five-year follow-up.BMC psychiatry · 2016Trial
- Alexithymia, Resilience, and Depression in Functional Impairment Among Adolescents With Eating Disorders: A Case-Control Study.Alpha psychiatry · 2026Article
- Emotion Regulation Deficits in Adolescent Girls with Major Depression, Anorexia Nervosa and Comorbid Major Depression and Anorexia Nervosa.Child psychiatry and human development · 2023Article
- The costs of over-control in anorexia nervosa: evidence from fMRI and ecological momentary assessment.Translational psychiatry · 2021Article
- An open trial of app-assisted acceptance and commitment therapy (iACT) for eating disorders in type 1 diabetes.Journal of eating disorders · 2021Article
- Emotion regulation group skills training: a pilot study of an add-on treatment for eating disorders in a clinical setting.Journal of eating disorders · 2020Article
- Emotions in play: young people's and clinicians' experience of 'Thinking about Emotions' group.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2019Article
- Alexithymia and Treatment Outcome in Anorexia Nervosa: A Scoping Review of the Literature.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
- Anorexia Nervosa and a Lost Emotional Self: A Psychological Formulation of the Development, Maintenance, and Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- The real-life costs of emotion regulation in anorexia nervosa: a combined ecological momentary assessment and fMRI study.Translational psychiatry · 2018Article
- Processing and regulation of negative emotions in anorexia nervosa: An fMRI study.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2018Article
- Trajectories of higher- and lower-order dimensions of negative and positive affect relative to restrictive eating in anorexia nervosa.Journal of abnormal psychology · 2017Article
- Mental capacity to consent to treatment and the association with outcome: a longitudinal study in patients with anorexia nervosa.BJPsych open · 2017Article
- Experiential acceptance, motivation for recovery, and treatment outcome in eating disorders.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2016Article
- Voluntary emotion regulation in anorexia nervosa: A preliminary emotion-modulated startle investigation.Journal of psychiatric research · 2016Article
- A naturalistic examination of the temporal patterns of affect and eating disorder behaviors in anorexia nervosa.The International journal of eating disorders · 2016Article
- Dynamic longitudinal relations between emotion regulation difficulties and anorexia nervosa symptoms over the year following intensive treatment.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the preliminary effectiveness of Emotion Acceptance Behavior Therapy (EABT), an outpatient psychotherapeutic intervention for anorexia nervosa (AN) based on a disorder-specific model of symptom maintenance that emphasizes emotion avoidance. EABT combines standard behavioral interventions that are central to the clinical management of AN with evidence-supported strategies to increase emotion awareness, decrease emotion avoidance, and encourage resumption of valued activities and relationships outside the eating disorder.
methodTwenty-four individuals aged ≥17 years with AN were treated using the EABT manual. EABT was delivered in 33-58 individual sessions provided over 38-53 weeks. Assessments were conducted before and after treatment, and at 3- and 6-month follow-ups.
resultsThirteen patients (54.2%) completed EABT; 11 (45.8%) dropped out or were withdrawn. EABT was associated with significant improvements in weight, disordered eating symptoms, and emotion avoidance that were maintained over 6-month follow-up. The majority of EABT completers achieved a body mass index >18.5 (n = 9/13) or had a normal Eating Disorder Examination Global score (n = 10/13) at post-treatment. DISCUSSION: Preliminary data suggest that EABT may have utility for a subset of adults with AN. Future research will focus on improving outcomes in EABT nonresponders and identifying of mechanisms that drive treatment response.
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