A randomized, controlled pilot study of positive affect treatment adapted for anorexia nervosa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Novel treatments for adults with anorexia nervosa (AN) are sorely needed. Although psychological interventions have been developed for AN, none have been identified as superior to one another or nonspecific treatments. Common comorbidities (e.g., mood and anxiety disorders) are rarely targeted in AN treatments, possibly impairing long-term clinical improvement. AN is associated with reward processing dysfunctions paralleling those identified in affective disorders; however, few treatments directly target these processes.

Method

We adapted Positive Affect Treatment, a neuroscience-informed behavioral treatment developed for affective disorders, to the treatment of AN (PAT-AN). Adults with AN (N = 20) were randomized to 20 weeks of PAT-AN or waitlist to investigate t

SUBMITTER: Haynos AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11001784 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature