Mindfulness & Bulimia – Thought suppression

Bulimic symptoms in undergraduate men and women: Contributions of mindfulness and thought suppression, Eating Behaviors, Online early view, 2009 Jason M. Lavender, a, , Bianca F. Jardina and Drew A. Andersona aDepartment of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY  Abstract: Experiential avoidance, the refusal to accept contact with unpleasant private [...]

BEAT – Understanding Eating Disorders

BEAT – Understanding Eating Disorders, UK Website Click on the above to access the Website Welcome to beat beat is the leading UK charity for people with eating disorders and their families. beat is the working name of the Eating Disorders Association, and we continue to build on the strong foundations of the past 18 [...]

Transdiagnostic Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Patients With Eating Disorders: A Two-Site Trial With 60-Week Follow-Up

Transdiagnostic Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Patients With Eating Disorders: A Two-Site Trial With 60-Week Follow-Up, American Journal of  Psychiatry 2009;March  166:311-319 Christopher G. Fairburn, Zafra Cooper, Helen A. Doll, Marianne E. O’Connor, Kristin Bohn, Deborah M. Hawker, Jackie A. Wales, and Robert L. Palmer Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare two cognitive-behavioral [...]

How do Psychological Treatments Work? Investigating the mediators of action of CBT and IPT in the treatment of eating disorders

How do psychological treatments work? Investigating mediators of change, Behaviour Research and Therapy, Volume 47, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 1-5 Rebecca Murphya, , , Zafra Coopera, Steven D. Hollonb and Christopher G. Fairburna aDepartment of Psychiatry, Oxford University, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK bDepartment of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA Abstract: [...]

MIND the GAP – Improving CBT – barriers to the dissemination of evidence-based psychological treatments

Mind the Gap: Improving the Dissemination of CBT, Behaviour Research and Therapy, Article in Press 2009 R. Shafran, a, , D.M. Clarka, C.G. Fairburna, A. Arntza, D.H. Barlowa, A. Ehlersa, M. Freestona, P.A. Garetya, S.D. Hollona, L.G. Östa, P.M. Salkovskisa and G.T. Wilsona University of Reading, School of Psychology and Clinical Language Science, Berkshire RG6 [...]

Most Read Article – Reducing Stigma related to Mental Disorders – Recommendations for Nursing

Reducing Stigma Related to Mental Disorders: Initiatives, Interventions, and Recommendations for Nursing, Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, Volume 23, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 32-40 Abstract: Stigma is an important barrier to mental health treatment and recovery.More evidence about the effectiveness of existing stigma interventions along with a better understanding of the nature, causes, and consequences [...]

The ANTOP study – Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, CBT for Anorexia Nervosa – RCT

The ANTOP study: focal psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy, and treatment-as-usual in outpatients with anorexia nervosa–a randomized controlled trial.   Trials,  2009 Apr 23;10:23 Wild B, Friederich HC, Gross G, Teufel M, Herzog W, Giel KE, de Zwaan M, Schauenburg H,  Schade-Brittinger C, Schäfer H, Zipfel S. Department of Psychosomatic and General Internal Medicine, Medical University Hospital, [...]

Dementia & Palliative Care – Report on findings from the Palliative Care in Dementia Project

The first 50 patients: A brief report on the initial findings from the Palliative Care in Dementia Project, Dementia, Vol. 8, No. 3, 435-441 August, 2009 Sharon Scott St Christopher’s Hospice, London, UK, s.scott@stchristophers.org.uk Victor Pace St Christopher’s Hospice, London, UK, v.pace@stchristophers.org.uk Abstract: The St. Christopher’s Hospice Palliative Care in Dementia Project, funded for 3 [...]