A pilot study on the effect of Basic Body Awareness Therapy in patients with eating disorders: a randomized controlled trial

INTERVENTION: Intervention 1: Standard outpatient treatment plus Basic Body Awareness Therapy during 7 weeks: ‐ 2 weeks 1 hour individually session per week ‐ 5 weeks 1,5 hours group session twice per week Intervention 2: Standard outpatient treatment which consists in psychotherapy and psychiatry. CONDITION: F50 ‐ Eating disorders PRIMARY OUTCOME: Measures; ; All the participants are tested twice, before the intervention and just after the end of such intervention. The following assessment tools are used: ; ; ‐ Eating Disorder Inventory ‐ EDI in order to asses the psychological and behavioral common traits in anorexia nervosa and bulimia.; ‐ Eating Attitude Test – EAT‐40 to measure symptoms and concerns characteristic of eating disorders.; ‐ Body Attitude Test – BAT to measure the subjective body experience and attitudes toward one's body.; ‐ The SF36 using its short‐form version with 36 items. It is a well‐documented, self‐administered Quality of Life scoring system that includes eight independent scales and two main dimensions. SECONDARY OUTCOME: There is not secondary outcome INCLUSION CRITERIA: ‐ Be registered with any of the diagnoses of eating disorders (F50, CIE‐10). ‐ Be in outpatient treatment. ‐ Diagnosed less than 5 years ago. ‐ Enough physical skills in order to stay in different positions (laying, sitting and standing).