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New Treatment Leads to Much Less Overeating

Mozhgan Jamshidi Eyni by Mozhgan Jamshidi Eyni
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New Treatment Leads to Much Less Overeating

Overeating is defined as repeated episodes where a person eats far more than normal.

Summary: A new treatment system that focuses on the link between eating and mental health helps people with obesity make healthier decisions when it comes to eating.

Source: NUST

The current advice and treatment given to patients with obesity mostly involves eating less and healthier food and exercising more. In some of the most severe cases, patients undergo obesity surgery.

“We see a strong need for interdisciplinary treatment that considers the psychological aspects of morbid obesity much more than is happening now,” says Trine Tetlie Eik-Nes. “The treatment we’ve been using is based on teaching patients to make them aware of the reasons for their overeating, followed by exercises and group discussions.”

Eik-Nes is an associate professor at NTNU’s Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science and has led the project.

Patients who wanted help

Overeating is defined as repeated episodes where a person eats far more than normal. The 42 adults who participated in the study were people who had visited the Obesity Outpatient Clinic at St. Olav’s Hospital to ask for help.

All the participants had third-degree obesity, meaning a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or more, or second-degree obesity with additional problems. The majority of the group were women. Six people had undergone obesity surgery.

Compound causes

Eik-Nes believes that the understanding and treatment of obesity and overeating has been too narrow.

“The explanation is more complicated than simply having a big appetite, genetic susceptibility and “laziness.” International research indicates that 30 to 50 percent of people with a high degree of overeating who seek treatment for obesity have psychological challenges around loss of control, such as overeating that lasts a whole day,” she says.

Eating to numb the pain

According to the researcher, overeating is often related to internal and external stressors. The causes can be many and complex: for example, childhood trauma, negative thoughts about oneself, contempt for the body, problematic relationships with parents and social difficulties.

A lot of people feel stigmatized because of their large body—in their family, at school, at work and elsewhere in society. Food acts to numb and help cope with everyday life.

“If you have security, good support, decent finances and a manageable everyday life, you don’t need to regulate your emotions so much with food, alcohol or other stimuli,” says Eik-Nes.

Lack of treatment

She believes that the health service offers patients with morbid obesity lifestyle changes, when they really need a comprehensive assessment and treatment that combines mental health care and somatics.

“This approach will give people with eating disorders a chance to succeed. Psychological treatment isn’t used enough for morbid obesity, and the methods are too limited for such a heterogeneous group,” Eik-Nes says.

New method

The treatment method used in the study was developed by Eik-Nes and Kjersti Hognes Berg. An interdisciplinary team conducted the assessments and treatment, which emphasized emotional safety and openness.

The participants came together for 30 hours over ten weeks. After each teaching session, the patients broke into small groups for training in “dissecting” their own everyday lives. All 42 stayed with the study to the end.

“We wanted to teach and make the patients aware of the connection between weight and mental health. During the ten weeks, the goal was for them to become more aware of the challenges they faced in everyday life and what strategies could help. Every individual was able to receive customized goals and measures this way,” says Eik-Nes.

Carryover to own life

During treatment, patients became more aware of what causes them to react and triggers their overeating. For example, overeating or grazing (constant snacking) can calm the experience of being outside one’s comfort zone.

Many participants felt that their negative body image and shame posed a barrier to physical activity and a social life. Eik-Nes believes this might explain why it is so difficult for this group to put lifestyle measures into practice.

Less eating and restlessness, more social life

A clear improvement was measured at the end of the ten weeks.

“The patients experienced a nearly 30 percent reduction in the number of overeating episodes and a significant improvement in their emotional issues, like inner turmoil, anxiety, depression and irritability. In addition, the patients reported that they felt far less restricted in their social activities,” says Eik-Nes.

The study did not measure weight loss, but the impression was that a good number of the participants had experienced some weight loss.

According to the researcher, an important point of the study was to investigate how treatment that spans both physical and mental health can work.

“Our interdisciplinary approach worked well. Just the fact that everyone completed the study is a very good result,” says Eik-Nes.

“We can’t say anything about the long-term effect of the treatment yet. We hope this study can lay the foundation for a larger project on morbid obesity and psychological disorders. Then we’d like to investigate change over time,” says Eik-Nes.

Abstract

A Group Intervention for Individuals With Obesity and Comorbid Binge Eating Disorder: Results From a Feasibility Study

Purpose: A common challenge among a subgroup of individuals with obesity is binge eating, that exists on a continuum from mild binge eating episodes to severe binge eating disorder (BED). BED is common among bariatric patients and the prevalence of disordered eating and ED in bariatric surgery populations is well known. Conventional treatments and assessment of obesity seldom address the underlying psychological mechanisms of binge eating and subsequent obesity. This study, titled PnP (People need People) is a psychoeducational group pilot intervention for individuals with BED and obesity including patients with previous bariatric surgery. Design, feasibility, and a broad description of the study population is reported.

Material and Methods: A total of 42 patients were from an obesity clinic referred to assessment and treatment with PnP in a psychoeducational group setting (3-hour weekly meetings for 10 weeks). Of these, 6 (14.3%) patients had a previous history of bariatric surgery. Feasibility was assessed by tracking attendance, potentially adverse effects and outcome measures including body mass index (BMI), eating disorder pathology, overvaluation of shape and weight, impairment, self-reported childhood difficulties, alexithymia, internalized shame as well as health related quality of life (HRQoL).

Results: All 42 patients completed the intervention, with no adverse effects and a high attendance rate with a median attendance of 10 sessions, 95% CI (8.9,9.6) and 0% attrition. Extent of psychosocial impairment due to eating disorder pathology, body dissatisfaction and severity of ED symptoms were high among the patients at baseline. Additionally, self-reported childhood difficulties, alexithymia, and internalized shame were high among the patients and indicate a need to address underlying psychological mechanisms in individuals with BED and comorbid obesity. Improvement of HRQoL and reduction of binge eating between baseline and the end of the intervention was observed with a medium effect

Conclusion: This feasibility study supports PnP as a potential group psychoeducational intervention for patients living with BED and comorbid obesity. Assessments of BED and delivery of this intervention may optimize selection of candidates and bariatric outcomes. These preliminary results warrant further investigation via a randomized control trial (RCT) to examine the efficacy and effectiveness of PnP.

About this obesity and psychology research news

Author: Press Office
Source: NUST
Contact: Press Office – NUST

Original Research: Open access.
“A Group Intervention for Individuals With Obesity and Comorbid Binge Eating Disorder: Results From a Feasibility Study” by Trine T. Eik-Nes et al. Frontiers in Endocrinology

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