'Float therapy' for anorexia nervosa shows promise

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A trailblazing study conducted by researchers at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR) in Tulsa, Okla., has made significant strides with a novel technique for treating anorexia nervosa (AN), an eating disorder characterized by low body weight, body image abnormalities, and anxiety. The study, 'The impact of floatation therapy on body image and anxiety in anorexia nervosa: a randomized clinical efficacy trial,' appears in eClinicalMedicine.

Acute effects of floatation-REST vs. care as usual. A) Body dissatisfaction across eight sessions. p value indicates significant group by session interaction. B) Body dissatisfaction by individual session. C) Anxiety across eight sessions. p value indicates significant group by session interaction. D) Anxiety by individual session. Error bars reflect standard errors. Credit:A trailblazing study conducted by researchers at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, Okla.

"This breakthrough offers a new therapeutic direction in treating anorexia nervosa, a psychiatric disorder known for its challenging prognosis and," said psychiatrist Sahib Khalsa, MD, Ph.D., Director of Clinical Operations at LIBR, and senior author of the study. "These findings also make way for new forms of treatment for eating disorders which, in conjunction with traditional treatments, may help to alleviate diagnostic features of AN that are more difficult to treat, such as body image," commented co-first author Emily Choquette, Ph.D., aand postdoctoral scholar at LIBR.

 

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