Assessment of Eating Disorder Effects on Mind and Body Discuss eating disorder and how it affects the mind and body.
Body awareness involves attentive focus on, and awareness of, internal body sensations, and this has been found low among persons with eating disorders
Assessment of Eating Disorder Effects on Mind and Body Discussion
Body unawareness can lead to the development of body dissatisfaction, the highest and most robust risk factor related to ED, and therefore, the promotion of body awareness is of particular importance in therapy. The results demonstrated favorable ED psychopathology outcomes for the yoga group over time. The persistence of the results 6 months after the intervention period is interesting and meaningful, given the extensiveness of the yoga intervention.