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We will use a conditioning paradigm to experimentally investigate how individuals with AN compared to healthy controls (HCs) avoid disorder-specific, as well as generally aversive and pleasant outcomes and to what extent avoidance behaviors return…
The first aim of this research is to identify predictors of one-year treatment response after initial clinical diagnosis in a large sample of adolescent girls with AN. The results of this study could allow us to assess different treatment strategies…
The main objectives of this project are to increase our knowledge of factors playing a role in the maintenance of body image concerns in eating disorder patients. More specifically, we will examine the involvement of disgust-based avoidance of…
The objective of this study is to investigate body image disturbances in adolescents with anorexia nervosa. To capture the multidimensional perspective, body image disturbances will be studied on a perceptual, cognitive-affective and a behavioural…
The objective of the study is to determine the difference in brain responses after consumption of processed and unprocessed food between healthy lean subjects with a *normal* eating pattern with that of Binge Eating Disorder (BED) patients, who are…
It will be investigated whether a new form of exposure therapy, aiming at the reduction of anxiety by the disconfirmation of expectancies and learning of new inhibitory associations will lead to less AN symptoms, better acceptance of weight gain and…
The aim of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of a brief manipulation aimed at improving the body image of adolescents with an eating disorder.
The objective of the study is to develop a treatment aimed at the reduction of binge eating in people with BN or BED which can act as a supplement to the regular treatment (CGT).The primary objective of this study is to investigate whether a IIs-…
The aim of this study is to gain knowledge about how disgust may contribute to the eating disorder Anorexia Nervosa (AN). Part 1 aims to test a theoretical model on the relationship between disgust propensity, disgust sensitivity, self-disgust and…
We aim to investigate the efficacy of a novel eating disorder prevention program, the Diabetes Body Project, specifically targeting young females T1D. Firstly, we will test the hypothesis that Diabetes Body Project will produce significantly greater…
EDGI aims to enhance the understanding of the underlying biology and genetic architecture of the different eating disorders. Therefore GWA analyses (both within and cross disorder analyses) will be performed in the EDGI samples combined with the PGC…
The primary objective of the current study is to investigate whether self-disgust is heightened in patients with AN. If this indeed is the case, this would provide important leads to improve existing treatment options for AN.
The primary question in this study is: what is the weight development for adolescents with an eating disorder during FBT? The secondary objectives are about the course of eating disorder symptomatology, as well as anxiety and mood complaints. And in…
Objective: In this study we propose elucidating the pharmacokinetics of olanzapine in AN patients, to optimize the dosing strategy, to the extent of increasing the efficacy and reducing the risk of side effects. To this end, we will assess the…
This study evaluates the efficacy and applicability of schema therapy for anorexia nervosa.
The current study investigates the effectiveness of an intervention that focusses on the adaptive emotion regulation strategy cognitive reappraisal for people with EDs in the reduction of anxiety. This intervention will be compared to a control task…
The current pilot study aims to investigate whether diversity and composition of the intestinal microbiota are different in patients with enduring anorexia nervosa compared to matched controls. Furthermore, this study aims to explore whether…
The current study aims to investigate whether vitamin and mineral status is associated with executive functioning in patients with an eating disorder. Key objectives: 1.To investigate the micronutrient status in patients with an eating disorder…
Primary Objective: To assess AET*s effectiveness concerning eating disorder symptoms, autonomy-connectedness (primary outcome measures), general psychopathology, self-esteem and quality of life (secondary outcome measures). Secondary Objective(s):…
This study will clarify to what extent adding the EMDR protocol in the treatment of ED will lead to a change in self-reported PTSD symptoms, injured self-image, clinical perfectionism and negative body perception as underlying transdiagnostic…