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Direct linkVan Lone, Jeffrey S.; Kalodner, Cynthia R.; Coughlin, Janelle W. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2002
Short stories can be an effective group-level intervention for addressing disordered eating attitudes and behaviors. This technique may be used in eating-disorder themed groups or in any group in which members present with eating problems. The authors provide specific guidelines for the use of short stories in group work. An example is provided to…
Descriptors: Literary Genres, Eating Disorders, Group Therapy, Counseling Techniques
Latzer, Yael; Tzischinsky, Orna; Geraisy, Nabil – Journal of Adolescence, 2007
Objective: The aims of the study were to examine weight concerns, dieting and eating behaviours in a group of Israeli-Arab schoolgirls as compared with Israeli-Jewish schoolgirls, as well as to investigate the reliability of the Arabic (Palestinian) version of the eating disorder inventory-2 (EDI-2). Method: The sample consisted of 2548 Israeli…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Semitic Languages, Jews
Kozee, Holly B.; Tylka, Tracy L. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2006
This study extends research on objectification theory as it applies to eating disorder symptomatology by examining whether its tenets generalize to women identifying as lesbian. Lesbian women (N = 181) and a comparison sample of heterosexual women (N = 196) completed measures of objectification theory constructs (interpersonal sexual…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Females, Homosexuality, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Dyl, Jennifer; Kittler, Jennifer; Phillips, Katharine A.; Hunt, Jeffrey I. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2006
Background: This study assessed prevalence and clinical correlates of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), eating disorders (ED), and other clinically significant body image concerns in 208 consecutively admitted adolescent inpatients. It was hypothesized that adolescents with BDD would have higher levels of depression, anxiety, and suicidality.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Self Concept, Incidence, Eating Disorders
Lock, James; Couturier, Jennifer; Agras, W. Stewart – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To describe the relative effectiveness of a short versus long course of family-based therapy (FBT) for adolescent anorexia nervosa at long-term follow-up. Method: This study used clinical and structured interviews to assess psychological and psychosocial outcomes of adolescents (ages 12-18 years at baseline) who were previously treated…
Descriptors: Minicourses, Body Weight, Contraception, Eating Disorders
Carter, Jacqueline C.; Bewell, Carmen; Blackmore, Elizabeth; Woodside, D. Blake – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2006
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the impact of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) on clinical characteristics and premature termination of treatment in anorexia nervosa (AN). Method: The participants were 77 consecutive patients with AN admitted to an inpatient eating disorders unit. The patients were assessed in terms of eating disorder…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Eating Disorders, Patients
Download full textStenzel, Lucia Marques; Saha, Lawrence J.; Guareschi, Pedrinho – International Education Journal, 2006
The aims of this paper are (a) to investigate how adolescents perceive and represent the body form with respect to being fat or thin, and (b) to describe the process of how they constructed the social representations for these latter two body conditions. The data were collected by means of individual and focus group interviews with adolescent…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Focus Groups, Eating Disorders, Adolescents
Greenhill, Laurence; Kollins, Scott; Abikoff, Howard; McCracken, James; Riddle, Mark; Swanson, James; McGough, James; Wigal, Sharon; Wigal, Tim; Vitiello, Benedetto; Skrobala, Anne; Posner, Kelly; Ghuman, Jaswinder; Cunningham, Charles; Davies, Mark; Chuang, Shirley; Cooper, Tom – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: The Preschool ADHD Treatment Study (PATS) was a NIMH-funded, six-center, randomized, controlled trial to determine the efficacy and safety of immediate-release methylphenidate (MPH-IR), given t.i.d. to children ages 3 to 5.5 years with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: The 8-phase, 70-week PATS protocol included…
Descriptors: Safety, Rating Scales, Hyperactivity, Effect Size
Huebner, Lois A.; Weitzman, Lauren M.; Mountain, Lisa M.; Nelson, Kris L.; Oakley, Danielle R.; Smith, Michael L. – Journal of College Counseling, 2006
Counseling centers have been challenged to effectively treat the growing number of college students who struggle with disordered eating. In response to this critical issue, an Eating Disorder Assessment and Treatment Protocol (EDATP) was developed to assist clinical disposition in the counseling center setting and identify treatment guidelines…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Counseling Services, Eating Disorders, Test Construction
Manwaring, Jamie L.; Bryson, Susan W.; Goldschmidt, Andrea B.; Winzelberg, Andrew J.; Luce, Kristine H.; Cunning, Darby; Wilfley, Denise E.; Taylor, C. Barr – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
Unlike traditional interventions, Internet interventions allow for objective tracking and examination of the usage of program components. Student Bodies (SB), an online eating disorder (ED) prevention program, significantly reduced ED attitudes/behaviors in college-aged women with high body image concerns, and reduced the development of EDs in…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Prevention, Eating Disorders, Internet
Sapia, Jennifer L. – 2001
This paper provides information for school psychologists regarding the necessity and benefits of school-based prevention programming for students at risk for developing eating disorders (i.e., females). School-based programming is a cost-effective means of reaching the largest number of individuals at once and identifying those individuals…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Eating Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
Encarnacion-Garcia, Haydee – 2001
This study investigated whether differences attributable to sociocultural factors existed in the eating-disorder behaviors and body image perception of Puerto Rican and U.S. college women. Participants (n=440) completed the Eating Disorder Inventory-2 and provided demographic information. Results indicated significant differences between the…
Descriptors: Body Image, College Students, Cultural Differences, Eating Disorders
Peer reviewedSnyder, Rita; Hasbrouck, Lynn – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1996
Explored relationships among feminist identity, gender traits, and disturbed eating symptoms in 71 college women. Identification with feminist values was negatively correlated with body dissatisfaction, bulimic symptoms, and feelings of ineffectiveness. Results suggest that factors promoting body dissatisfaction and disturbed eating may have less…
Descriptors: Body Image, College Students, Eating Disorders, Females
Peer reviewedWheeler, Heather A.; Wintre, Maxine Gallander; Polivy, Janet – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2003
Examined the role of female undergraduates' perceived reciprocity in parental relationships, their sense of incompetence, and their identity style and commitment in predicting disordered eating symptoms. Found that disordered eating was related to a sense of incompetence, avoidant identity style, and lack of identity commitments. A lack of a…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, College Students, Eating Disorders, Late Adolescents
Peer reviewedMintz, Laurie B.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1997
Used three studies to examine a diagnostic questionnaire's psychometric properties. Results strongly supported the psychometric properties of the tool. Convergent validity and criterion validity were both supported by meaningful correspondences, and incremental validity was also supported in that the tool yielded more accurate diagnoses when…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Counseling Psychology, Diagnostic Tests, Eating Disorders
