Implementation of Dialectical Behavior Therapy in a Day Hospital Setting for Adolescents with Eating Disorders.

Objective: This article discusses the implementation and preliminary outcomes of a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) informed program integrated with Family Based Therapy (FBT) for adolescents with eating disorders within a day hospital program (DHP).

Method: A retrospective analysis of hospital records between 2013-2015 provided descriptive characteristics of patients. Weight and percentage ideal body weight at admission and discharge, frequency of binge and purge episodes at discharge and readmissions were analysed.

Targeting premeal anxiety in eating disordered clients and normal controls: a preliminary investigation into the use of mindful eating vs. distraction during food exposure.

Objective: Studies have demonstrated that negative affect increases prior to food intake in individuals diagnosed with an eating disorder. Mindfulness has been supported empirically to treat experiential avoidance stemming from anxiety. Thus, the current objective in this study is to empirically compare mindfulness vs.

An intensive DBT program for patients with multidiagnostic eating disorder presentations: a case series analysis.

Objective: This study presents case-series data on a novel outpatient program that blends dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) with standard eating disorder (ED) interventions (i.e., food exposure, weight monitoring, cognitive modification, ED psychoeducation) for patients with complex and multidiagnostic ED presentations.

Consistency between self-report and clinician-administered versions of the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale.

Background: Preliminary efforts to demonstrate the utility of a self-rated version of the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) have been promising; however, earlier reports are based on small clinical samples. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the level of agreement between the clinician-administered Y-BOCS and a self-report version.

Methods: Participants included 86 individuals with a principal diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Recent advances in psychosocial treatments for borderline personality disorder.

In the past three years, several psychosocial treatments for borderline personality disorder have received empirical support. This review highlights findings from recent treatment studies and discusses how these findings have dramatically altered clinical practice for this disorder.

The patient's account of relapse and recovery in anorexia nervosa: a qualitative study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the subjective accounts of weight-recovered female patients, who met DSMIV criteria for anorexia nervosa (AN), regarding their views of their illness following weight restoration.

Method: Qualitative semi-structured interviews were administered to 15 participants to ascertain their perspective of the factors that either contributed to their maintaining a healthy weight, or the factors involved in their having relapsed over the follow-up period.

Results: Qualitative analyses revealed six core categories: internal motivation to change, recovery as a work in progress, the perceived value of the treatment experience, developing supportive relationships, awareness and tolerance of negative emotion and self-validation.