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Open AccessPredictors of the sustainability for an evidence-based eating disorder prevention program delivered by college peer educators
Despite ongoing efforts to introduce evidence-based interventions (EBIs) into mental health care settings, little research has focused on the sustainability of EBIs in these settings. College campuses are a na...
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Cost-effectiveness of Intervention Implementation Support for Reducing Eating Disorder Symptoms Among College Students
Implementation support for prevention interventions is receiving increased attention, as many organizations receive training in evidence-based practices but do not deliver the interventions optimally. The Body Pr...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of virtually delivered Body Project groups to prevent eating disorders in young women at risk: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Eating disorders (EDs) are a group of mental illnesses associated with significant psychological and physiological consequences. Overall, only about one-fifth of individuals with EDs receive treatment and trea...
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Setting and Provider Predictors of Implementation Success for an Eating Disorder Prevention Program Delivered by College Peer Educators
Introduction: College students face increased risk for a variety of mental health problems but experience barriers to treatment access. Prevention programs, including those implemented by peer educators, may d...
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Open AccessThe Transdiagnostic Intervention for Sleep and Circadian Dysfunction (TranS-C) for serious mental illness in community mental health part 2: study protocol for a hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation cluster-randomized trial using train-the-trainer
Train-the-trainer (TTT) is a promising method for implementing evidence-based psychological treatments (EBPTs) in community mental health centers (CMHCs). In TTT, expert trainers train locally embedded individ...
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Total daily energy expenditure has declined over the past three decades due to declining basal expenditure, not reduced activity expenditure
Obesity is caused by a prolonged positive energy balance1,2. Whether reduced energy expenditure stemming from reduced activity levels contributes is debated3,4. Here we show that in both sexes, total energy expen...
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Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in the perinatal period: an underrecognized high-risk timeframe and the opportunity to intervene
The normal physical changes associated with pregnancy may increase the risk of body dissatisfaction, which is associated with negative mental health outcomes including depression and disordered eating. The pur...
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Open AccessTotal energy expenditure is repeatable in adults but not associated with short-term changes in body composition
Low total energy expenditure (TEE, MJ/d) has been a hypothesized risk factor for weight gain, but repeatability of TEE, a critical variable in longitudinal studies of energy balance, is understudied. We examin...
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Neural Vulnerability Factors That Predict Future Weight Gain
The current article discusses five neural vulnerability theories for weight gain and reviews evidence from prospective studies using imaging and behavioral measures reflecting neural function, as well as rando...
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Cost-Effectiveness Comparison of Delivery Modalities for a Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention Program over 4-Year Follow-Up
The cost-effectiveness of delivery methods for an eating disorder prevention program is reported. In an effectiveness trial (enrollment 2013–2015) comparing three formats (clinician-led, peer-led, and Internet...
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Prevention of eating disorders: current evidence-base for dissonance-based programmes and future directions
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Open AccessA controlled trial of a dissonance-based eating disorders prevention program with Brazilian girls
Given that most young women with eating disorders do not receive treatment, implementing effective prevention programs is a public health priority. The Body Project is a group-based eating disorder prevention ...
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Elevated Thalamic Response to High-Sugar Milkshake in Ethnic and Racial Minorities
In the USA, Hispanics and African-Americans show elevated obesity, yet little is known about possible ethnic/racial differences in brain response during intake of palatable foods. To examine potential differen...
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Dual-Pathway Model of Bulimic Spectrum Eating Disorders
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Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale
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Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention Programs
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Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric condition characterized by severe weight loss and secondary problems associated with malnutrition. AN predominantly develops in adolescence in the peripubertal period. Wi...
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Current review of genetics of human obesity: from molecular mechanisms to an evolutionary perspective
It is well-known that obesity is a complex multifactorial and heterogeneous condition with an important genetic component. Recently, major advances in obesity research emerged concerning the molecular mechanis...
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An Examination of Participants Who Develop an Eating Disorder Despite Completing an Eating Disorder Prevention Program: Implications for Improving the Yield of Prevention Efforts
Numerous trials provide support for the Body Project, an eating disorder prevention program wherein young women with body image concerns critique the thin ideal. Despite medium to large effects, some participants...
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Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention Programs
