The findings suggest an interaction between sex and exercise intensity that is not explained by physical fitness, activity history, or selected personality attributes. The clinical meaning of the eye blink results is not clear, as improvements in motor impersistence occurred only for boys after maximal exercise. Nonetheless, these preliminary findings are sufficiently positive to encourage additional study to determine whether a session of vigorous exercise has efficacy as a dopaminergic adjuvant in the management of behavioral features of ADHD.
Relational/cultural theory asserts that the main healing power of an eating disorders psychoeducational multifamily therapy group (PMFTG) comes from the sense of mutual empathy and empowerment experienced within its diverse therapeutic social network. In this article the author describes the Unity Multifamily Therapy Group (U-MFTG) model, a group that builds on the work of McFarlane and integrates a relational/cultural approach to PMFTG with more traditional cognitive-behavioral and motivational approaches. The author will first provide a review of the literature regarding PMFTG and its effectiveness in the treatment of eating disorders. The goals, strategies, and content of the U-MFTG sessions are then discussed and illustrated with various clinical vignettes. The article ends with a discussion of implications for practice and research related to the use of this treatment modality. In this new integrated model for PMFTG, families and patients are helped to honor difference within a strong connection with one another to identify various disconnections that keep the eating disorder in place and build new relational opportunities in recovery.
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