Effectiveness of Group EFT for Transdiagnostic Eating Disorders/Difficulties Within Student Counselling Services.

Launched by CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY · Jan 13, 2025

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Who is being asked to participate? You are invited to participate if you: are experiencing an eating disorder or have eating, weight and shape concerns, have a body mass index greater than 15kg/m2 and have sufficient English for talking therapy. You will be ineligible to take part if you: are participating in psychological one-to-one or group therapy at the same time as attending the intervention group, have considerable psychological risk, including active suicidal plans, are experiencing psychosis, have an alcohol or substance use issue, pose a risk of harm towards others, are pregnant, o...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Open referral with the counselling/student support service, meaning students can engage in a screening appointment with a group facilitator 2. Global EDE-Q Score ≥ 2.77 (cutoff for disordered eating in the general population as per EDE-Q norms attached).
• • or Score ≥ Mean + 1 SD on at least one EDE-Q subscale (Restraint, Eating Concern, Shape Concern, or Weight Concern) 3. Have body mass index (BMI) greater than 15kg/m2 4. Have sufficient English for talking therapy 5. Over the age of 18
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Considerable psychological risk, including active suicidal plans 2. Comorbidity taking priority 3. Alcohol/substance use disorder 4. Psychosis 5. Risk of harm towards others 6. Participating in concurrent psychological one-to-one or group treatment 7. Diagnosed intellectual disability impeding ability to access therapy 8. Pregnant