Anorexia Nervosa eating disorders
Conditions
Interventions
In this training participants have to click on pictures of their own body and
pictures of others' bodies. Their own pictures are systematically followed by
portrait pictures of friendly smiling face
Sponsors
Accare, Kinder- en Jeugdpsychiatrie
Eligibility
Age
12 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: > Patients who are in treatment at the Centre for Eating Disorders of Accare > Patients who are dissatisfied with their body and who would like to receive treatment for this > Patients are girls who were diagnosed at the start of their treatment at usual with Anorexia Nervosa, Boulimia Nervosa or eatings disorder not otherwise specified > Patients of 12 years or older can participate > Only patients with a normal weight or slight overweight can participate (BMI adjusted to growth curve, "adjusted BMI" of 85 to 140, which is similar to a BMI of 18.5 to 30 in adults, Van Winckel & Van Mil, 2001). In case of anorexia nervosa this means that patients first should have gained weight.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: > Non-Dutch speaking patients > Boys > Patients who are no longer dissatisfied with their bodies > Patients with obesity (adjusted BMI > 140) > Patients with underweight (adjusted BMI Patients who do not want to be randomized
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measures of the study are body satisfaction measured with the: • Body Image States Scale (BISS) • Subscales weight and shape concerns of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) • Automatic body evaluation measured with the Implicit Association Test (IAT) And general self-esteem measured with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In addition, we study the effects of the intervention on general treatment success: • Severity of eating disorder symptoms measured with the total scores and subscales restraint and eating concerns of the EDE-Q. • Social aspects of body image measured with the Perceptions of Social Approval for Appearance (PSAA). • Ideal body image is measured with the Contour Drawing Rating Scale (CDRS). | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed