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Looking on the bright side – positive cognition: is this a potentially useful concept in the eating disorders?
Author(s) -
Meyer Caroline
Publication year - 2001
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.399
Subject(s) - eating disorders , psychology , bridge (graph theory) , cognition , mental health , health professionals , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , cognitive psychology , applied psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , medicine , health care , economics , economic growth
BRIDGE (Building the Relationship Between Body Image and Disordered Eating Graph and Explanation) is a tool for mental health professionals, parents, teachers, and the general public. BRIDGE offers the potential for a new level of understanding between body image and disordered eating behaviors. This tool provides a framework that describes the connection between the attitudes we hold about our bodies and the corresponding behaviors we may practice. This practical tool takes fundamental concepts established in the eating disorder literature and presents them in a basic and easily understood manner. This paper invites further testing of this educational tool for parents, teachers, and professionals in a number of contexts including prevention and treatment programs.