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January 17, 2010
Psychotherapy may benefit adolescent girls at risk for obesity.
HealthDay (1/9, Dotinga) reported, "A psychotherapy program may work better than traditional health classes in preventing teenage girls at risk of obesity from becoming excessively fatter," according to a study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.
After "randomly assigned 38 girls to attend psychotherapy sessions or standard health-education classes," researchers found that "those who took part in the psychotherapy sessions" over the course of a year "were more likely to stabilize or reduce their body mass index."
Related Links:
- Psychotherapy May Help Teen Girls Avoid Obesity," HealthDay, January 9, 2010.
Posted by admin at January 17, 2010 05:37 PM