The Effects of Written Emotional Disclosure on Eating Disorder Pathology in a Clinical Eating Disordered Population

Completed

Conditions studied: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Eating Disorder

In brief

A technique that has been found to be effective at relieving the physical and psychological symptoms associated with inhibiting emotions and emotional thoughts is written emotional disclosure. The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of written emotional disclosure on the remediation of eating disorder behaviour, cognitions, and management of emotions.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00766558

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

29

Starts

2009-06-01

Expected to finish

2013-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-20

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Willing to sign consent form

You may not qualify if…

• Unwilling to sign consent form

Where it is running

• Penn State College of Medicine — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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