Publications by authors named "Kira Venables"
Article Synopsis
- The post-acute phase of anorexia nervosa (AN) presents a high-risk period for relapse, as many individuals struggle to access effective treatment after discharge from higher-level care.
- The proposed study aims to compare a new therapy called Positive Affect Treatment for AN (PAT-AN) against standard psychoeducational and behavioral treatment (PBT) to address reward imbalances characteristic of AN.
- By involving 80 adult participants in a randomized controlled trial, the researchers will evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of these two treatments while investigating changes in eating pathology and reward mechanisms over time.
Objective: Research on the natural course of symptoms of atypical anorexia nervosa (AN) relative to AN and bulimia nervosa (BN) is limited yet needed to inform nosology and improve understanding of atypical AN. This study aimed to 1) characterize trajectories of eating disorder and internalizing (anxiety, depression) symptoms in college students with and without a history of atypical AN, AN, and BN; and 2) compare sex and race/ethnicity distributions across groups.
Method: United States college students who participated in Spit for Science™, a prospective cohort study, were classified as having a history of atypical AN (n = 125), AN (n = 160), BN (n = 617), or as non-eating-disorder controls (NCs, n = 5876).
Objective: Novel treatments for adults with anorexia nervosa (AN) are sorely needed. Although psychological interventions have been developed for AN, none have been identified as superior to one another or nonspecific treatments. Common comorbidities (e.
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