title: Mindfulness and its relationship with eating disorders symptomatology in women receiving residential treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Mindfulness and its related constructs (e.g., awareness and acceptance) are increasingly being recognized as relevant to understanding eating disorders and improving treatment. The purpose of this study was to (1) examine the relationship between mindfulness and ED symptomatology at baseline and (2) examine how changes in mindfulness relate to change in ED symptomatology.
  
  
  METHODS
  Measures of mindfulness and ED symptomatology were administered to 88 patients upon admission to residential ED treatment and at discharge.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Baseline ED symptomatology was associated with lower awareness, acceptance, and cognitive defusion, and higher emotional avoidance. Improvements in these variables were related to improvement in ED symptomatology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interventions targeting mindfulness could be beneficial for patients with EDs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA. mlb34@drexel.edu
authors.forename: Meghan L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Butryn
authors.forename: Adrienne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Juarascio
authors.forename: Jena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Stephanie G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kerrigan
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: O'Planick
authors.forename: Evan M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Forman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness / Q000502:physiology*; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012114:Residential Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult