A new cognitive bias modification technique to influence risk factors for eating disorders

Matheson, Emily; Wade, Tracey D.; Yiend, Jenny

doi:10.1002/eat.22938

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“…The results suggested that the CBM-I was more useful for increasing positive interpretations related to appearance than those related to self-worth (Matheson, Wade, & Yiend, 2018). These findings indicate that the IB may be specific to ED-related threats.…”

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“…Moreover, a recent cognitive bias modification for IB (CBM‐I) study compared two CBM‐I conditions, one focusing on appearance and the other focusing on self‐worth, in female students. The results suggested that the CBM‐I was more useful for increasing positive interpretations related to appearance than those related to self‐worth (Matheson, Wade, & Yiend, ). These findings indicate that the IB may be specific to ED‐related threats.…”

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Testing the specificity of interpretation biases in women with eating disorder symptoms: An online experimental assessment

Korn

Dietel

Hartmann

2019

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective Cognitive biases, such as memory, attention, and interpretation bias, are thought to play a central role in the development and maintenance of eating disorders (EDs). The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the interpretation bias is ED‐specific or can be generalized to comorbid disorder‐related threats in women with high levels of ED symptoms. Method In an online study, we measured interpretation bias using the modified Sentence Word Association Paradigm (SWAP), comparing women with (n = 39) and without (sub)threshold eating disorders (n = 56). We assessed endorsement and rejection rates as well as reaction times in response to a positive/neutral or a negative ED‐specific, social anxiety‐specific (SAD), or generalized anxiety‐specific (GAD) interpretive word following an ambiguous sentence. Results In ambiguous situations, women with high ED symptoms selected more negative (p < .001) and fewer positive/neutral ED‐related interpretations (p < .001). Negative interpretations were endorsed significantly faster (p < .001), while positive interpretations were rejected faster in this group (p < .001). These women also manifested negative SAD‐specific interpretation bias patterns in reaction time measures. Nevertheless, ED severity was best predicted by the endorsement of negative ED‐specific stimuli, whereas ED and SAD reaction time measures seemed to have a negligible effect. Discussion The results indicate that the interpretation bias might be ED‐specific. The SWAP can be a useful tool for the further investigation of the etiological relevance of the interpretation bias as well as for the development of modification training interventions.

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Testing the specificity of interpretation biases in women with eating disorder symptoms: An online experimental assessment

Korn

Dietel

Hartmann

2019

Intl J Eating Disorders

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“…Adapted from Huppert et al, 2007;Hayes et al, 2010 Research team (4 individuals) independently chose subgroup of sentences with greatest potential of being interpreted in positive or negative way. Huppert et al, 2007;Hirsch et al, 2009;Hayes et al, 2010;Cardi et al, 2015Matheson et al, 2018 87 scenarios describing appearance-relevant ambiguous social scenarios…”

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A Critical Review of Studies Assessing Interpretation Bias Towards Social Stimuli in People With Eating Disorders and the Development and Pilot Testing of Novel Stimuli for a Cognitive Bias Modification Training

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People with eating disorders display a negative interpretation bias towards ambiguous social stimuli. This bias may be particularly relevant to young people with the illness due to the developmental salience of social acceptance and rejection. The overall aim of this study was to systematically develop and validate stimuli for a cognitive bias modification training to reduce a social rejection-related negative interpretation bias in young people with eating disorders. A mixed-methods design was used to achieve this aim. A review of the literature was conducted using EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and PubMed. Six studies were included in the review. Focus groups were held with patients with eating disorders, carers and healthcare professionals. Content analysis was used to identify key themes from the qualitative data. Based on these themes, a total of 339 scenarios were generated by the researchers. Salient themes identified from the focus group data included virtual rejection/exclusion, rejection associated with an aspect of the eating disorder, rejection triggered by ambiguous/benign comments or behaviors of others and rejection perceived when confiding in others. Patients rated these scenarios in terms of their age-relevance and emotional salience and 301 scenarios were included in the final stimulus set. These materials may be used by researchers conducting future experimental research into the potential benefits of interpretation bias training for young people with eating disorders.

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“…Interestingly, in the course of this task cognitive bias for what body type was perceived as normal shifted toward the body type that the participants had to focus on in the task. A study in university students adapted a cognitive bias modification protocol and found that body image focused attention bias modification was helpful to improve body satisfaction (Matheson, Wade, & Yiend, ). In those two latter studies participants were healthy and whether those processes can be successfully used in individuals with eating disorders remains to be studied. Werthmann, J., et al, Same, same but different: Attention bias for food cues in adults and adolescents with anorexia nervosa.…”

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Editorial to the virtual issue highlighting neuroscience based research in eating disorders to mark the 49th Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting

Frank

2019

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective This virtual issue of the International Journal of Eating Disorders highlights recently published research that is based on neuroscience concepts, to mark the 49th Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL, in November 2019. Methods and Results The collection of articles includes research published between 2018 and 2019 that fall within the broader field of clinical neuroscience. Those articles span a broad range of themes, including food intake regulation and reward circuitry, taste perception, decision‐making, cognitive and emotional bias, and targeting altered brain circuits using novel therapeutic methods. Discussion The eating disorders field as a whole is increasingly incorporating neuroscience‐based concepts when studying those disorders and developing disease models. We hope that this virtual issue will further stimulate discussion and research that is focused on brain circuits and neurobiology to study etiology and pathophysiology of eating disorders to develop more effective treatments.

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A new cognitive bias modification technique to influence risk factors for eating disorders

Cited by 16 publications

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Testing the specificity of interpretation biases in women with eating disorder symptoms: An online experimental assessment

Testing the specificity of interpretation biases in women with eating disorder symptoms: An online experimental assessment

A Critical Review of Studies Assessing Interpretation Bias Towards Social Stimuli in People With Eating Disorders and the Development and Pilot Testing of Novel Stimuli for a Cognitive Bias Modification Training

Editorial to the virtual issue highlighting neuroscience based research in eating disorders to mark the 49th Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting

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