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The Tree Is My Anchor: A Pilot Study on the Treatment of BED through Nature-Based Therapy
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 15, Issue 11, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 15, Iss 11, p 2486 (2018), Corazon, S S, Sidenius, U, Schjødt Vammen, K, Elm Klinker, S, Stigsdotter, U K & Poulsen, D V 2018, ' The Tree Is My Anchor : A Pilot Study on the Treatment of BED through Nature-Based Therapy ', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 15, no. 11, 2486 . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112486
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2018.
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Abstract
- Binge eating disorder (BED), characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating with a subjective experience of lack of control, is the world&rsquo<br />s most common eating disorder. The aim of the present pilot study was to examine the feasibility of implementing nature-based therapy (NBT) in the treatment of BED. The NBT intervention was compared to Support Group Meetings (SGMs), which are the only publicly available form of support for people diagnosed with BED in Denmark. Twenty participants with a BED diagnosis were included in the study, which had a mixed-methods design including Eating Disorder Examination interviews, semi-structured interviews, and questionnaires measuring well-being (The Psychological General Well-Being Index) and self-esteem (Rosenberg&rsquo<br />s Self-Esteem Scale). Both the NBT and the SGMs showed positive results on all outcome measures (decreases in binge eating episodes and increases in general psychological well-being and self-esteem). The interviews indicated that the NBT context made the psychotherapeutic content more accessible to the participants and further helped them transfer the therapeutic gains to daily life after completing treatment. However, these results should be interpreted with caution due to the small sample size&mdash<br />ideally, they would need to be tested on a larger, randomized sample.
- Subjects :
- 050103 clinical psychology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
medicine.medical_treatment
lcsh:Medicine
Nature based
Context (language use)
health-promoting natural environments
Acceptance and commitment therapy
Article
Support group
psychological general well-being
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
binge eating
Binge-eating disorder
Intervention (counseling)
therapy garden
medicine
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
030212 general & internal medicine
eating disorder examination
Binge eating
business.industry
lcsh:R
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
05 social sciences
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
medicine.disease
acceptance and commitment therapy
eating disorder
health design
medicine.symptom
Eating disorder examination
business
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ce6058562161aabd4bd30cab01bd4715