A pilot multiple-baseline study of a mobile cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of eating disorders in university students.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Eating disorders (EDs) are serious psychiatric disorders associated with substantial morbidity and mortality that are prevalent among university students. Because many students do not receive treatment due to lack of access on university campuses, mobile-health (mHealth) adaptations of evidence-based treatments represent an opportunity to increase treatment accessibility and engagement. The purpose of this study was to test the initial efficacy of Building Healthy Eating and Self-Esteem Together for University Students (BEST-U), which is a 10-week mHealth self-guided cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT-gsh) app that is paired with a brief 25-30-min weekly telehealth coaching, for reducing ED psychopathology in university students.

Method

A non-concurrent multiple-bas

SUBMITTER: Bohrer BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10765960 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature