Reduced Environmental Stimulation in Anorexia Nervosa: An Early-Phase Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT: Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST) alters the balance of sensory input to the nervous system by systematically attenuating sensory signals from visual, auditory, thermal, tactile, vestibular, and proprioceptive channels. Previous research from our group has shown that REST via floatation acutely reduces anxiety and blood pressure (BP) while simultaneously heightening interoceptive awareness in clinically anxious populations. Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder characterized by elevated anxiety, distorted body representation, and abnormal interoception, raising the question of whether REST might positively impact these symptoms. However, this approach has never been studied in eating disorders, and it is unknown whether exposure to floatation REST might worsen A

SUBMITTER: Khalsa SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7573249 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature