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

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...

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Main Authors: Cesa, Gian Luca, Manzoni, Gian Mauro, Bacchetta, Monica, Castelnuovo, Gianluca, Conti, Sara, Gaggioli, Andrea, Mantovani, Fabrizia, Molinari, Enrico, Cárdenas-López, Georgina, Riva, Giuseppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2013-06-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:http://www.jmir.org/2013/6/e113/