A Novel Transdiagnostic Approach to the Prevention of Eating Disorders Using Virtual Reality: Preliminary Evaluation of the H.O.M.E. Intervention.

ABSTRACT: "Virtual reality" (VR) has been used effectively in clinical psychology to improve existing treatments and prevention protocols for many psychopathologies, including eating disorders (EDs). However, no VR software was developed to concurrently tackle dysfunctional eating behaviours and three third wave cognitive-behavioural transdiagnostic factors linked to EDs: psychological inflexibility, emotion dysregulation and experiential avoidance. This preliminary study is aimed at evaluating potential effects of a new VR-based preventive intervention (H.O.M.E.-How to Observe and Modify Emotions) in improving selected outcomes of transdiagnostic factors and dysfunctional eating behaviours in the general population (GP) with ED risk compared to a waiting list (WL). N = 40 GP participants with ED ri

SUBMITTER: Gardini V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11789710 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature