Topic: Mental Health Research Network
Conditions
Interventions
Participants in the eating disorder group at the Bethlem Royal Hospital referred by health professionals engaged in their care to the social cognition and emotional coaching will then embark on 10 ses
Sponsors
King's College London (KCL) (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Anorexia nervosa group: 1. Participants must be clinically diagnosed as having anorexia nervosa as defined by DSM-IV 2. Patients with symptoms of anxiety and depression will still be included Recovered from eating disorder group: 3. Normal weight (body mass index [BMI] 18.5 - 24.9 kg/m^2) 4. Regular menstruation 5. Absence of eating disorder behaviours such as binging, purging and restricting All groups: 6. Aged 18 years or over, either sex
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: All groups: 1. Under the age of 18 years 2. Severe suicidal ideation 3. History of brain trauma, learning disabilities 4. Unable to provide informed consent for themselves 5. English is not the first language
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Body Mass Index (BMI) 2. Eating Disorder Questionnaire (EDE-Q) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) 2. Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) 3. Emotion expressivity scale 4. National Adult Reading Test (NART) 5. Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (OCI-R) 6. Participants will take part in a series of paper based and computerised assessments 7. Social Anhedonia scale | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed