Outcomes and moderators of shame in residential treatment for eating disorders in females
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Residential treatment significantly reduces shame and improves self-esteem in patients with eating disorders. Factors like diagnosis and mental health status influenced shame reduction during treatment.
Area Of Science
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry
Background
- Shame is a key emotion in eating disorder development and persistence.
- Limited research exists on shame in acute eating disorder patient populations.
Purpose Of The Study
- To assess internal shame changes in female patients undergoing residential eating disorder treatment.
- To identify moderators influencing shame outcomes during treatment.
Main Methods
- Utilized multilevel models to analyze data from 176 female patients in residential eating disorder treatment.
- Assessed shame, self-esteem, eating disorder diagnosis, duration, BMI, depression, and anxiety from intake to discharge.
Main Results
- Significant improvements observed in shame (g=1.21) and self-esteem (g=-0.86) from intake to discharge.
- Changes in shame were moderated by eating disorder diagnosis, BMI, depression, and anxiety.
- Duration of eating disorder did not significantly moderate shame changes.
Conclusions
- Residential treatment effectively improves shame and self-esteem in eating disorder patients.
- Eating disorder diagnosis and baseline psychological factors moderate shame reduction.
- Further research with larger samples is needed to understand shame change mechanisms in treatment.
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