Brusa Federico, Scarpina Federica, Bastoni Ilaria, Villa Valentina, Castelnuovo Gianluca, Apicella Emanuela, Savino Sandra, Mendolicchio Leonardo
I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Auxologico Italiano, U.O. dei Disturbi del Comportamento Alimentare, Ospedale San Giuseppe, Piancavallo, VCO, Italy.
I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Laboratorio di Psicologia, Ospedale San Giuseppe, Piancavallo, VCO, Italy.
J Eat Disord. 2023 Oct 6;11(1):178. doi: 10.1186/s40337-023-00906-9.
Positive changes in weight gain and eating pathology were reported after inpatient treatments for anorexia nervosa (AN). However, changes in the physical body do not always mirror changes in the imagined body. Here, the effect of a treatment focused on body image (BI) was described.
This retrospective observational study had a quasi-experimental pre-post design without the control group. During the treatment, participants (N = 72) undertake a variety of activities focused on BI. The main outcome was tested through the Body Uneasiness Test.
At the end of the treatment, BI uneasiness decreased with a significant increase in weight gain.
This study highlights the positive short-term effect of a multidisciplinary inpatient intensive rehabilitation treatment on BI in AN. We encourage to design of psychological treatments focusing on the cognitive and emotional bodily representation (i.e. the body in the mind) to increase physical well-being.
神经性厌食症(AN)住院治疗后,体重增加和饮食病理方面有积极变化的报道。然而,身体的变化并不总是反映想象中的身体变化。在此,描述了一种专注于身体意象(BI)的治疗效果。
这项回顾性观察研究采用了无对照组的准实验前后设计。治疗期间,参与者(N = 72)进行了各种专注于身体意象的活动。主要结果通过身体不适感测试进行检验。
治疗结束时,身体意象不适感降低,体重增加显著。
本研究强调了多学科住院强化康复治疗对神经性厌食症患者身体意象的积极短期效果。我们鼓励设计专注于认知和情感身体表征(即脑海中的身体)的心理治疗方法,以增进身体健康。