BEfree: A new psychological program for binge eating that integrates psychoeducation, mindfulness, and compassion

• DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2072
• Publication Date: 2017-01-26T03:16:43Z
• Authors: José Pinto‐Gouveia; Sérgio A. Carvalho; Lara Palmeira; Paula Castilho; Cristiana Duarte; Cláudia Ferreira; Joana Duarte; Marina Cunha; Marcela Matos; Joana Costa
• Keywords: Psychoeducation; Binge eating; Binge-eating disorder; Self-Compassion; Overeating

Binge eating disorder (BED) is associated with several psychological and medical problems, such as obesity. Approximately 30% of individuals seeking weight loss treatments present binge symptomatology. Moreover, current for BED lack efficacy at follow-up assessments. Developing mindfulness self-compassion seem to be beneficial in treating BED, although there still room improvement, which may include integrating these different but complimentary approaches. BEfree the first program psychoeducation-, mindfulness-, compassion-based components women obesity.To test acceptability up 6-month postintervention a based on psychoeducation, mindfulness, obese or overweight BED.A controlled longitudinal design was followed order compare results between (n = 19) waiting list group (WL; n 17) from preintervention postintervention. Results were compared 3- follow-up.BEfree effective eliminating BED; diminishing psychopathology, depression, shame self-criticism, body-image inflexibility, cognitive fusion; improving obesity-related quality life when WL control group. maintained follow-up. Finally, participants rated helpful dealing impulses negative internal experiences.These suggest benefit women.The study provides evidence compassion obesity (BEfree); self-compassionate skills an way eating, psychopathology increasing obesity; Integrating