Treatment Considerations for Compulsive Exercise in High-Performance Athletes with an Eating Disorder
Overview
This opinion paper addresses the unique challenges of treating compulsive exercise in high-performance athletes with eating disorders, noting that current evidence for standard treatments in this specific group is limited. It outlines potential strategies such as mindfulness adjuncts, wearable technology monitoring, and modified cognitive-behavioral techniques like exposure and response prevention. The resource is intended for clinicians working with this population to consider practical adaptations and highlights the need for further research on treatment feasibility and efficacy.
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- Jordan Andre Martenstyn (The University of Sydney), Nikki Jeacocke, Jana Pittman (Blacktown & Mount Druitt Hospital), Stephen Touyz (The University of Sydney), Sarah Maguire (The University of Sydney)
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- 2022-03-03
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- gold
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- 10.1186/s40798-022-00425-y
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@article{allodium:a24527cca4f54b92,
title = {Treatment Considerations for Compulsive Exercise in High-Performance Athletes with an Eating Disorder},
author = {Jordan Andre Martenstyn and Nikki Jeacocke and Jana Pittman and Stephen Touyz and Sarah Maguire},
year = {2022},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1186/s40798-022-00425-y},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-022-00425-y}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Treatment Considerations for Compulsive Exercise in High-Performance Athletes with an Eating Disorder AU - Martenstyn, Jordan Andre AU - Jeacocke, Nikki AU - Pittman, Jana AU - Touyz, Stephen AU - Maguire, Sarah PY - 2022 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1186/s40798-022-00425-y UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-022-00425-y ER -
APA
Martenstyn, J. A., Jeacocke, N., Pittman, J., Touyz, S., & Maguire, S. (2022). Treatment Considerations for Compulsive Exercise in High-Performance Athletes with an Eating Disorder. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-022-00425-y
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