title: Desensitization of dietary restraint anxiety and its relationship to weight loss.
abstract: In this weight reduction study, 25 female university students received desensitization treatment to lessen their dietary restraint anxiety, while a control group of 24 female university students received only relaxation training. All participants were instructed to eat less, and to return monthly to be weighed during the six-month follow-up period. Weight loss data furnished qualified support for the use of desensitization of dietary restraint anxiety as part of a comprehensive treatment program for obesity.
authors.affiliation: University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Pitre
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Nicki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic / Q000379:methods*; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology*; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006815:Hunger; D007389:Internal-External Control; D015431:Weight Loss