Ambwani, Suman , Warren, Cortney S., Gleaves, David H., Cepeda-Benito, Antonio , and Fernandez, Mari Carmen

To understand the relevance of the fear of fatness construct across culture and gender, we translated the Goldfarb Fear of FatScale (GFFS) and examined its psychometric properties in English and Spanish languages in a sample of...

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Bryan, Danielle Clark , Macdonald, Pamela, Ambwani, Suman , Cardi, Valentina , Rowlands, Katie , Willmott, Daniel , and Treasure, Janet

Objective: This qualitative study explores the ways in which the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic and associated lockdown measures have affected the lives of adult patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and their...

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Ambwani, Suman , Gleaves, David H., and Perez, Marisol

Although studies suggest that anti-fat attitudes and fear of fatness exist among Indian women, few researchers have examined the cross-cultural applicability of their measures prior to assessing Indian samples. In the present...

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Morey, Leslie C. and Ambwani, Suman

The present study examined relationships among negative affect, borderline personality features, and eating behavior through the experimental manipulation of mood. Undergraduate women (N=307) completed a baseline mood...

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Ambwani, Suman, Slane, Jennifer D., Thomas, Katherine M., Hopwood, Christopher J., and Grilo, Carlos M.

Although several studies suggest that negative affect and interpersonal problems serve as important contributors for eating-related problems, much of this research has been conducted among women and less is known about their...

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Ambwani, Suman, Cardi, Valentina, and Treasure, Janet

Recent advances in the availability of mobile applications and Internet-based programs for eating disorder treatment call for a discussion of the acceptability, efficacy, and implications of these tools, as well as the...

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Ambwani, Suman , Berenson, Kathy R. , Simms, Lea, Li, Amanda , Corfield, Freya , and Treasure, Janet

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Interpersonal difficulties among individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) may stem in part due to misperceiving social cues. The current study investigated social functioning by comparing interpersonal...

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Cardi, Valentina , Ambwani, Suman , Crosby, Ross , Macdonald, Pamela , Todd, Gill , Park, Jinhong , Moss, Sara , Schmidt, Ulrike , and Treasure, Janet

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We describe the theoretical rationale and protocol for Self-Help And Recovery guide for Eating Disorders (SHARED), a trial investigating whether a guided self-care intervention (Recovery MANTRA) is a useful...

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Cardi, Valentina , Ambwani, Suman , Arcelus, Jon , Beecham, Jennifer , Treasure, Janet, Robinson, Emily Rowlands, , Albano, Gaia , MacDonald, Pamela , Aya, Viviana , Rowlands, Katie , Todd, Gill, Schmidt, Ulrike , and Landau, Sabine

TRIANGLE is a multicentre trial investigating whether the addition of a novel intervention for patients and carers (ECHOMANTRA) to treatment as usual (TAU) improves outcomes for people with anorexia nervosa (AN). ECHOMANTRA is...

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Treasure, Janet, Cardi, Valentina, Rowlands, Katie, Clark Bryan, Danielle, Landau, Sabine, Arcelis, Jon, Macdonald, Pamela, Ambwani, Suman, Bonin, Eva-Marie, and Schmidt, Ulrike

BACKGROUND:
Relapse rates for individuals with anorexia nervosa after intensive hospital treatment (in-patient or full-time day care) are high.
Better knowledge about the difficulties and opportunities that
arise during...

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