A recent study conducted by lead researcher Kristen Anderson, LCSW aimed to test the feasibility of family-based treatment (FBT) delivered to adolescents and their families via Teleheath. All participants (N=10) were diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (AN) based on DSM5...
Month: December 2017
Technology for Eating Disorders: The Major Players
Over the past 10 years, various universities, researchers, and clinical teams have worked to evaluate the efficacy and efficiency of eating disorder treatments delivered via technology. In this time, a wide range of technologies (e.g., televideo, e-mail, CD-ROM,...
CP Research Corner: Rapid and Substantial Behavioral Change
A recent study by Danielle E. MacDonald, PhD1,2 | Kathryn Trottier, PhD1,2 | Marion P. Olmsted, PhD1,2 It has been identified that Rapid and substantial behavioral change (RSBC) earlier on in the process of CBT for eating disorders is the strongest predictor to...
Genetic Mutations and Eating Disordered Behaviors
To date, it has been well documented that eating disorders are complex, multifactorial diseases. Sociocultural, family, biological and environmental factors impact one's susceptibility to develop an eating disorder. In addition to these vulnerability factors, it has...
CP Research Corner: A content analysis of “pro-ana” websites
A recent study by Talbot, Gavin, van Steen, and Morey (2017) examined the different content in fitspiration, thinspiration, and bonespiration on social media outlets. These types of images are used to try to motivate people to achieve specific body types, which can be...
Holiday Season Stressors: Promoting Awareness
For many, the holiday season is associated with warm hors-d'oeuvres, mingling and social dinner parties. For others, the thought of gathering with loved ones around the table elicits a very different feeling. In a time when the obesity epidemic has gained so much...
“What’s Control Got To Do With It”
For some time, the “core psychopathology” associated with anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders has been identified as “an overvaluation of body shape and weight and one’s ability to control them.” Despite this widespread belief, there exists a subset of the AN...