Abstract
ObjectiveThe objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of a brief body and movement oriented intervention on aggression regulation and eating disorder pathology for individuals with eating disorders.
MethodIn a first randomized controlled trial, 40 women were allocated to either the aggression regulation intervention plus supportive contact or a control condition of supportive contact only. The intervention was delivered by a psychomotor therapist. Participants completed questionnaires on anger coping and eating disorder pathology. Independent samples t-tests were performed on the difference between pre-treatment and post-treatment scores.
ResultsTwenty-nine participants completed questionnaires at pre-intervention and post-intervention. The intervention resulted in a significantly greater improvement of anger coping, as well as of eating disorder pathology.
DiscussionResults indicate that body and movement-oriented aggression regulation may be a viable add-on for treating eating disorders. It tackles a difficult to treat emotion which may have a role in blocking the entire process of treating eating disorders. Copyright (c) 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 114-121 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | European eating disorders review |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 18-Dec-2015 |
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| Publication status | Published - Mar-2016 |