Skip to main content
Journal cover image

Evidence and potential mechanisms for mindfulness practices and energy psychology for obesity and binge-eating disorder.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Sojcher, R; Gould Fogerite, S; Perlman, A
Published in: Explore (NY)
2012

Obesity is a growing epidemic. Chronic stress produces endocrine and immune factors that are contributors to obesity's etiology. These biochemicals also can affect appetite and eating behaviors that can lead to binge-eating disorder. The inadequacies of standard care and the problem of patient noncompliance have inspired a search for alternative treatments. Proposals in the literature have called for combination therapies involving behavioral or new biological therapies. This manuscript suggests that mind-body interventions would be ideal for such combinations. Two mind-body modalities, energy psychology and mindfulness meditation, are reviewed for their potential in treating weight loss, stress, and behavior modification related to binge-eating disorder. Whereas mindfulness meditation and practices show more compelling evidence, energy psychology, in the infancy stages of elucidation, exhibits initially promising outcomes but requires further evidence-based trials.

Duke Scholars

Altmetric Attention Stats
Dimensions Citation Stats

Published In

Explore (NY)

DOI

EISSN

1878-7541

Publication Date

2012

Volume

8

Issue

5

Start / End Page

271 / 276

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Obesity
  • Mind-Body Therapies
  • Meditation
  • Humans
  • Complementary & Alternative Medicine
  • Binge-Eating Disorder
  • Behavior Therapy
  • 4208 Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Sojcher, R., Gould Fogerite, S., & Perlman, A. (2012). Evidence and potential mechanisms for mindfulness practices and energy psychology for obesity and binge-eating disorder. Explore (NY), 8(5), 271–276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2012.06.003
Sojcher, Renee, Susan Gould Fogerite, and Adam Perlman. “Evidence and potential mechanisms for mindfulness practices and energy psychology for obesity and binge-eating disorder.Explore (NY) 8, no. 5 (2012): 271–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2012.06.003.
Sojcher, Renee, et al. “Evidence and potential mechanisms for mindfulness practices and energy psychology for obesity and binge-eating disorder.Explore (NY), vol. 8, no. 5, 2012, pp. 271–76. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.explore.2012.06.003.
Journal cover image

Published In

Explore (NY)

DOI

EISSN

1878-7541

Publication Date

2012

Volume

8

Issue

5

Start / End Page

271 / 276

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Obesity
  • Mind-Body Therapies
  • Meditation
  • Humans
  • Complementary & Alternative Medicine
  • Binge-Eating Disorder
  • Behavior Therapy
  • 4208 Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine