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Emotions in Eating Disorders: Changes of Anger Control After an Emotion‐focused Day Hospital Treatment
Author(s) -
AbbateDaga Giovanni,
Marzola Enrica,
Gramaglia Carla,
Brustolin Annalisa,
Campisi Stefania,
DeBacco Carlotta,
Amianto Federico,
Fassino Secondo
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european eating disorders review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.511
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1099-0968
pISSN - 1072-4133
DOI - 10.1002/erv.2199
Subject(s) - eating disorders , anger , beck depression inventory , clinical psychology , psychology , underweight , anger management , anxiety , psychiatry , emotional eating , body mass index , trait , medicine , overweight , obesity , eating behavior , pathology , programming language , computer science
Objective Emotional states are key elements of eating disorders (EDs), with anger and aggressiveness playing an important role. This study aimed to investigate anger features in ED patients before and after an intensive day hospital (DH) specifically focused on emotions. Method Forty‐one ED patients were admitted to our DH, which specifically includes emotion‐focused activities. They completed self‐reported questionnaires at the beginning and after the intervention: Eating Disorders Inventory‐2, State‐Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Results Anger Control (Axcon) subscale of STAXI decreased significantly, and both BDI and body mass index – in case of underweight patients – significantly improved after completion of DH. Axcon decrease correlated with BMI improvement. The majority of individuals showing good outcome reported also a significant improvement in Axcon levels. Discussion This study provided preliminary data about the effectiveness – mainly in anger coping – of an emotion‐focused DH. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.