The Tree Is My Anchor: A Pilot Study on the Treatment of BED through Nature-Based Therapy
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The Tree Is My Anchor : A Pilot Study on the Treatment of BED through Nature-Based Therapy. / Corazon, Sus Sola; Sidenius, Ulrik; Schjødt Vammen, Katrine; Elm Klinker, Sabine; Stigsdotter, Ulrika K.; Poulsen, Dorthe Varning.
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 15, No. 11, 2486, 2018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The Tree Is My Anchor
T2 - A Pilot Study on the Treatment of BED through Nature-Based Therapy
AU - Corazon, Sus Sola
AU - Sidenius, Ulrik
AU - Schjødt Vammen, Katrine
AU - Elm Klinker, Sabine
AU - Stigsdotter, Ulrika K.
AU - Poulsen, Dorthe Varning
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Binge eating disorder (BED), characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating with a subjective experience of lack of control, is the world’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 GeneralWell-Being Index) and self-esteem (Rosenberg’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 generalpsychological 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—ideally, they would need to be tested on a larger, randomized sample.
AB - Binge eating disorder (BED), characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating with a subjective experience of lack of control, is the world’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 GeneralWell-Being Index) and self-esteem (Rosenberg’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 generalpsychological 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—ideally, they would need to be tested on a larger, randomized sample.
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph15112486
DO - 10.3390/ijerph15112486
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 30412993
VL - 15
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
SN - 1661-7827
IS - 11
M1 - 2486
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