Virtual Reality for Enhancing the Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Obesity With Binge Eating Disorder: Randomized Controlled Study With One-Year Follow-up

• Main Authors: Cesa, Gian Luca (Author), Manzoni, Gian Mauro (Author), Bacchetta, Monica (Author), Castelnuovo, Gianluca (Author), Conti, Sara (Author), Gaggioli, Andrea (Author), Mantovani, Fabrizia (Author), Molinari, Enrico (Author), Cárdenas-López, Georgina (Author), Riva, Giuseppe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundRecent research identifies unhealthful weight-control behaviors (fasting, vomiting, or laxative abuse) induced by a negative experience of the body, as the common antecedents of both obesity and eating disorders. In particular, according to the allocentric lock hypothesis, individuals with...