Observational studyEating and weight disorders : EWD2021
The role of embodiment in the treatment of patients with anorexia and bulimia nervosa: a 2-year follow-up study proposing an integration between enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy and a phenomenological model of eating disorders.
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- Embodiment and mindful eating behavior in the context of ethnicity, race, and gender.Appetite · 2025Article
- Psychedelic use in individuals living with eating disorders or disordered eating: findings from the international MED-FED survey.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- A new role for phenomenology in empowering patients based on quantitative evidence-based research.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2025Article
- A key system response of diametric space as a paradigm for understanding the phenomenology of anorexia nervosa.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Phenomenological approach to eating disorders: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- Exploring body uneasiness in severe and enduring eating disorders: insights from clinical practice.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- From early relational experiences to non-suicidal self-injury in anorexia and bulimia nervosa: a structural equation model unraveling the role of impairments in interoception.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2024Observational
- The primacy of ocular perception: a narrative review on the role of gender identity in eating disorders.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2024Review
- Psychotherapies for eating disorders: findings from a rapid review.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Review
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- Storied Bodies and Temporal Lives: A Narrative Inquiry Exploring the Experiences of Young Adults Living with an Eating Disorder.Global qualitative nursing researchArticle
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Abstract
purposeRecent studies demonstrated that the embodiment disorder represents a core feature of eating disorders (EDs). The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of its variation as a possible mediator of the efficacy of enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT-E) on classic ED symptomatology, including body uneasiness.
methods73 patients with anorexia nervosa and 68 with bulimia nervosa were treated with a multidisciplinary approach including CBT-E. Psychometric questionnaires were administered at baseline (T0) and after one (T1) and 2 years (T2) to evaluate general and ED-specific psychopathology, body uneasiness and the embodiment disorder. Data regarding diagnostic crossover and remission were also collected.
resultsLongitudinal analysis showed an improvement of all psychopathological dimensions at T1, which remained stable at T2 (p < 0.05). Remission rate at T2 was 44.7%, and diagnostic crossover occurred in 17.0% of patients. Higher levels of embodiment disorder predicted increased diagnostic instability (OR: 1.80 [1.01-3.20], p = 0.045). The amelioration of the embodiment disorder mediated the decrease in both ED-specific psychopathology (indirect effect: 0.67 [0.46-0.92]) and body uneasiness (indirect effect: 0.43 [0.28-0.59]).
conclusionFor the first time, these findings highlighted the role of the embodiment disorder as a maintaining factor of ED symptomatology, supporting the importance of integrating CBT-E with a phenomenological model of EDs. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, longitudinal observational study (case series).
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