title: Yoga in the treatment of eating disorders within a residential program: A randomized controlled trial.
abstract: To investigate the effect of yoga on negative affect (an eating disorders risk factor), 38 individuals in a residential eating disorder treatment program were randomized to a control or yoga intervention: 1 hour of yoga before dinner for 5 days. Negative affect was assessed pre- and post-meal. Mixed-effects models compared negative affect between groups during the intervention period. Yoga significantly reduced pre-meal negative affect compared to treatment as usual; however, the effect was attenuated post-meal. Many eating disorders programs incorporate yoga into treatment. This preliminary evidence sets the stage for larger studies examining yoga and eating disorder treatment and prevention.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition, College of Health Sciences , University of Delaware , Newark , Delaware , USA.
authors.forename: Carly R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Pacanowski
authors.affiliation: b The Emily Program , St. Paul , Minnesota , USA.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Diers
authors.affiliation: c The Neuropsychiatric Research Institute , Fargo , North Dakota , USA.|d The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences , University of North Dakota , Fargo , North Dakota , USA.
authors.forename: Ross D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Crosby
authors.affiliation: e Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA.
authors.forename: Dianne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neumark-Sztainer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012114:Residential Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015013:Yoga; D055815:Young Adult