Free and Confidential Treatment for Women with Low-weight and Anorexia
Are you or someone you know:
- Concerned about your shape and weight?
- Worried about gaining weight?
- Considered underweight for your height?
We are conducting a study to contrast the effects of two different approaches to treating women with low-weight eating disorders. One approach, commonly used in the eating disorders treatment community, focuses on the behavior changes that are necessary to increase nutritional intake (and therefore to gain weight), along with the motivation to change these behaviors. The other approach, also commonly used by eating disorders therapists and supported by the research evidence, focuses on your feelings about these changes, feelings about treatment, obstacles to change, and the feelings that may underlie the symptoms, in addition to your goals regarding your eating disorder symptoms. Parts of each of these approaches have received support from research studies, but they have not been investigated in this particular way. In this study, each participant will have the opportunity to experience both of these approaches in their brief treatment, and we may find out what is useful to you.
If you are interested in participating or would like more information about the project, please contact the Center at (617) 353-9610 and ask to speak with Dana Satir.
