document: Virtual-reality-based multidimensional therapy for the treatment of body image disturbances in binge eating disorders : a preliminary controlled study The main goal of this paper is to preliminarily evaluate the efficacy of a virtual-reality -LRB- VR -RRB- - based multidimensional approach in the treatment of body image attitudes and related constructs . The female binge eating disorder -LRB- BED -RRB- patients -LRB- n = 20 -RRB- , involved in a residential weight control treatment including low-calorie diet -LRB- 1200 cal/day -RRB- and physical training , were randomly assigned either to the multidimensional VR treatment or to psychonutritional groups based on the cognitive-behavior approach . Patients were administered a battery of outcome measures assessing eating disorders symptomathology , attitudes toward food , body dissatisfaction , level of anxiety , motivation for change , level of assertiveness , and general psychiatric symptoms . In the short term , the VR treatment was more effective than the traditional cognitive-behavioral psychonutritional groups in improving the overall psychological state of the patients . In particular , the therapy was more effective in improving body satisfaction , self-efficacy , and motivation for change . No significant differences were found in the reduction of the binge eating behavior . The possibility of inducing a significant change in body image and its associated behaviors using a VR-based short-term therapy can be useful to improve the body satisfaction in traditional weight reduction programs . However , given the nature of this research that does not include a followup study , the obtained results are preliminary only
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extractive_keyphrases: multidimensional therapy body image disturbances binge eating disorders residential weight control treatment psychonutritional groups anxiety psychiatric symptoms
abstractive_keyphrases: virtual reality obesity patient therapy cognitive-behavior approach