title: Effect of Aggression Regulation on Eating Disorder Pathology: RCT of a Brief Body and Movement Oriented Intervention.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of a brief body and movement oriented intervention on aggression regulation and eating disorder pathology for individuals with eating disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a first randomized controlled trial, 40 women were allocated to either the aggression regulation intervention plus supportive contact or a control condition of supportive contact only. The intervention was delivered by a psychomotor therapist. Participants completed questionnaires on anger coping and eating disorder pathology. Independent samples t-tests were performed on the difference between pre-treatment and post-treatment scores.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-nine participants completed questionnaires at pre-intervention and post-intervention. The intervention resulted in a significantly greater improvement of anger coping, as well as of eating disorder pathology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results indicate that body and movement-oriented aggression regulation may be a viable add-on for treating eating disorders. It tackles a difficult to treat emotion which may have a role in blocking the entire process of treating eating disorders.
authors.affiliation: PsyQ Eating Disorders, Lentis Psychiatric Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands.|Rob Giel Research Center, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center of Psychiatry, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Cees
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boerhout
authors.affiliation: PsyQ Eating Disorders, Lentis Psychiatric Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands.|Rob Giel Research Center, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center of Psychiatry, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marte
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swart
authors.affiliation: Rob Giel Research Center, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center of Psychiatry, Groningen, The Netherlands.|Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Zwolle, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jooske T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Van Busschbach
authors.affiliation: University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, University Center of Psychiatry, Groningen, The Netherlands.|Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands.|Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Hans W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Hoek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000786:Anger; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: aggression; anger; body oriented treatment; eating disorder; psychomotor therapy