Self-Esteem Group: Useful Intervention for Inpatients with Anorexia Nervosa?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Self-Esteem Group

T2 - Useful Intervention for Inpatients with Anorexia Nervosa?

AU - Adamson, James

AU - Ozenc, Cansu

AU - Baillie, Claire

AU - Tchanturia, Kate

PY - 2019/1/13

Y1 - 2019/1/13

N2 - Low self-esteem is a common feature in Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and has been hypothesised to act as a predisposing, precipitating, and perpetuating factor. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)-based self-esteem group in a naturalistic setting of patients with AN in an inpatient treatment programme. Included in this study were 119 female patients diagnosed with AN, with all participants completing self-report questionnaires before and after the intervention. The group consisted of five to six weekly sessions. The self-esteem group led to a statistically significant improvement in self-esteem, which could not be explained by an increase in BMI alone, suggesting that the group is facilitating positive changes within an AN group. The group also had a small effect on improving patients self-perceived ability to change. These findings suggest that the brief self-esteem group has some benefits in improving patients’ self-esteem/self-efficacy and should be replicated in the future with a control condition to confirm findings

AB - Low self-esteem is a common feature in Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and has been hypothesised to act as a predisposing, precipitating, and perpetuating factor. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)-based self-esteem group in a naturalistic setting of patients with AN in an inpatient treatment programme. Included in this study were 119 female patients diagnosed with AN, with all participants completing self-report questionnaires before and after the intervention. The group consisted of five to six weekly sessions. The self-esteem group led to a statistically significant improvement in self-esteem, which could not be explained by an increase in BMI alone, suggesting that the group is facilitating positive changes within an AN group. The group also had a small effect on improving patients self-perceived ability to change. These findings suggest that the brief self-esteem group has some benefits in improving patients’ self-esteem/self-efficacy and should be replicated in the future with a control condition to confirm findings

KW - Anorexia nervosa

KW - Cognitive behavioral therapy

KW - Eating disorder

KW - Group therapy

KW - Inpatient treatment

KW - Self-esteem

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85060595205&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.3390/brainsci9010012

DO - 10.3390/brainsci9010012

M3 - Article

SN - 2076-3425

VL - 9

JO - Brain Sciences

JF - Brain Sciences

IS - 12

ER -