A5083651028- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Education and Learning Interventions
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
Drexel University
2020-2025
Washington University in St. Louis
2022-2025
Florida College
2024
Higher Institute of Business Administration
2024
University of Florida
2024
Washington Center for Weight Management and Research
2024
The University of Sydney
2024
Yale University
2024
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2024
National Eating Disorders Association
2023
Abstract Objective A significant gap exists between those who need and receive care for eating disorders (EDs). Novel solutions are needed to encourage service use address treatment barriers. This study developed evaluated the usability of a chatbot designed pairing with online ED screening. The tool aimed promote mental health utilization by improving motivation self‐efficacy among individuals EDs. Methods prototype, Alex, was using decision trees theoretically‐informed components:...
We developed a chatbot aimed to facilitate mental health services use for eating disorders (EDs) and offered the opportunity enrol in research study all adult respondents publicly available online ED screen who screened positive clinical/subclinical EDs reported not currently being treatment. examined rates correlates of enrolment uptake chatbot.
Individuals with eating disorders (EDs) often do not receive evidence-based care, such as interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), partly due to lack of accessible training in these treatments. The standard method (i.e., in-person workshops) is expensive and time consuming, prompting a need for more scalable tools. primary aim this pilot open trial was examine the effects an IPT online platform on outcomes fidelity, knowledge, acceptance) and, secondarily, whether different from (using comparative...
Most individuals with eating disorders (EDs) do not receive treatment, and those who care typically evidence-based partly due to lack of accessible provider training. This study developed a novel "all-in-one" online platform for disseminating training mental health providers in cognitive-behavioral therapy guided self-help (CBTgsh) EDs supporting its implementation. The aim the was obtain usability data from prior evaluating effects on outcomes patient ED symptom an open pilot trial. Nine...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Up to 92% of individuals with eating disorders (EDs) report engaging in body checking behaviors (e.g., repeated self-weighing and pinching various parts) assess their weight shape. These contribute increased dissatisfaction, negative affect, dietary restriction, thereby maintaining ED symptomology. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> The present study aims first characterize the types frequency self-weighing, pinching) reported among adolescent girls...
ABSTRACT Objective Eating disorders (EDs) are prevalent in college students, yet limited research on EDs across racial/ethnic groups population‐based samples exists. This study aimed to examine differences prevalence and presentations of by race/ethnicity a national sample. Method Students at 26 US colleges/universities ( N = 29,951) completed mental health screen. Prevalence probable anorexia nervosa (AN), clinical/subclinical bulimia (BN) or binge‐eating disorder (BED) ED risk were...
Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a serious, albeit under-researched, feeding or eating disorder. This exploratory study utilized data from adult respondents to the National Eating Disorders Association online screen validate items assessing presence of ARFID and examine prevalence, clinical characteristics, correlates positive screen.
Internalized weight stigma (IWS) is highly prevalent and associated with deleterious mental physical health outcomes. Initiatives are needed to address IWS promote effective coping resilience among individuals who exposed stigma. We conducted a systematic scoping review of the literature on psychological interventions for explored their intervention components, feasibility, acceptability, preliminary efficacy at reducing related negative physiological Eight databases were searched. Inclusion...
Test the hypothesis that efficacy of a dissonance-based obesity/eating disorder prevention program, Project Health, could be enhanced by implementing it in single-sex groups and adding food response inhibition attention training.Using 2 × factorial design, young adults (N = 261; Mage 19.3, 79% female; 64% White) were randomized to (a) or (b) mixed-sex completed training (c) (d) generic with nonfood images. Preregistered primary outcomes (body fat, Body Mass Index [BMI]), eating symptoms...
ABSTRACT Objective Few individuals with eating disorders (EDs) receive treatment. Innovations are needed to identify EDs and address care barriers. We developed a chatbot for promoting services uptake that could be paired online screening. However, it is not yet known which components drive effects. This study estimated individual combined contributions of four on mental health use (primary), helpfulness, attitudes toward changing eating/shape/weight concerns (“change attitudes,” higher...
This study tested whether the dissonance-based Body Project eating disorder prevention program reduced onset of subthreshold/threshold anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia (BN), binge (BED), and purging (PD) over long-term follow-up.Data were combined from three trials that targeted young women at high-risk for disorders (N = 1092; M age 19.3). Participants randomized to groups led by peer educators or expressive writing/educational controls completed masked diagnostic interviews 2- 4-year...
Abstract Objective To examine trajectories of therapeutic skills use and weekly relations between symptom change during the enhanced version cognitive‐behavioral therapy (CBT‐E) for bulimia nervosa (BN). Method Fifty‐five adults ( M age: 39.0 ± 14.1; 83.9% female; 64.3% White, 93.6% non‐Hispanic/Latino) receiving CBT‐E BN‐spectrum eating disorders (EDs) self‐monitored their five (i.e., regular eating, enough to prevent excessive hunger a range macronutrients, breaking dietary rules, urge...
Abstract Background Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a serious, albeit under-researched, feeding or eating disorder. This exploratory study utilized data from adult respondents to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) online screen validate items assessing presence of ARFID and examine prevalence, clinical characteristics, correlates positive compared other probable disorder/risk categories. Methods Among 47,705 between January 2022 2023, prevalence was...
Abstract Objective To examine the mental health problems that college students with eating disorders (EDs) and comorbid depression and/or anxiety preferred to target first in a digital treatment program explore correlates of focus. Methods Four hundred eighty nine student users cognitive‐behavioral guided self‐help targeting common (76.7% female, M age = 20.4 ± 4.4, 64.8% White) screened positive for an ED ≥one other clinical problem (i.e., depression, generalized disorder, social phobia,...
<title>Abstract</title> Background Most individuals with eating disorders (EDs) do not receive treatment, and those who care typically evidence-based partly due to lack of accessible provider training. This study developed a novel “all-in-one” online platform for disseminating training mental health providers in cognitive-behavioral therapy guided self-help (CBTgsh) EDs supporting its implementation. The aim the was obtain usability data from prior evaluating effects on outcomes patient ED...
Highlights In response to a comment on our recent article, this paper highlights that the goal of chatbot was reach individuals with eating disorders who are not engaged traditional mental health services using scalable digital screening and intervention approach. We describe rationale for lack clinical assessments in study, namely, importance conducting research under real‐world conditions need reduce barriers participation treatment disorders. emphasise substantial public impact chatbot,...