Mindfulness-based interventions for obesity-related eating behaviours: A literature review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 453-461

  O'Reilly, G A ^a   Cook, L ^a   Spruijt Metz, D ^b   Black, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eating behaviour; Literature review; Mindfulness; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BINGE EATING DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINDFULNESS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERNUTRITION; PSYCINFO; QUESTIONNAIRE; REDUCTION; WEIGHT GAIN; BINGE-EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; EATING DISORDERS; EMOTION; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BINGE-EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EATING DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MINDFULNESS; OBESITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899521051     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12156     Document Type: Article

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