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Dismantling weight stigma: A group intervention in a partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient eating disorder treatment program. 2021

Lisa M Brownstone, and Devin A Kelly, and Shao-Jung Stella Ko, and Margaret L Jasper, and Lanie J Sumlin, and Jessica Hall, and Emily Tiede, and Jamie Dinneen, and Erin Anderson, and Alicia R Goffredi

Department of Counseling Psychology.

The authors piloted a weight stigma psychotherapy group at an eating disorder partial hospitalization (PHP) and intensive outpatient program (IOP). This was an optional, transdiagnostic eating disorder group for patients with past/present weight stigma experiences related to being in large bodies. A total of 36 individuals participated in the weekly group from June 2018 to June 2019 during their PHP/IOP episode of care. We present the group's overarching framework of destigmatizing language and intersectional discussions of weight stigma. We also discuss clinical processes that unfolded during this group including simulated dialog from the group. Finally, we present relevant client quotes that provide preliminary support for future exploration in this area, as client subjective experiences of the group were positive. Our preliminary pilot experience suggests that delivering a group of this nature in a PHP/IOP eating disorder treatment setting is feasible and that further work is needed to build upon this antiweight stigma framework as a critical piece of eating disorder treatment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010045	Outpatients	Persons who receive ambulatory care at an outpatient department or clinic without room and board being provided.	Out-patients,Out patients,Out-patient,Outpatient
D003631	Day Care, Medical	Institutional health care of patients during the day. The patients return home at night.	Day Care,Hospitalization, Partial,Care, Day,Medical Day Care,Partial Hospitalization
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000553	Ambulatory Care	Health care services provided to patients on an ambulatory basis, rather than by admission to a hospital or other health care facility. The services may be a part of a hospital, augmenting its inpatient services, or may be provided at a free-standing facility.	Outpatient Care,Outpatient Health Services,Clinic Visits,Health Services, Outpatient,Outpatient Services,Services, Outpatient Health,Urgent Care,Care, Ambulatory,Care, Outpatient,Care, Urgent,Cares, Urgent,Clinic Visit,Health Service, Outpatient,Outpatient Health Service,Outpatient Service,Service, Outpatient,Service, Outpatient Health,Services, Outpatient,Urgent Cares,Visit, Clinic,Visits, Clinic
D001068	Feeding and Eating Disorders	A group of disorders characterized by physiological and psychological disturbances in appetite or food intake.	Appetite Disorders,Eating Disorders,Eating and Feeding Disorders,Feeding Disorders,Appetite Disorder,Disorder, Eating,Disorder, Feeding,Disorders, Eating,Disorders, Feeding,Eating Disorder,Feeding Disorder
D057545	Social Stigma	A perceived attribute that is deeply discrediting and is considered to be a violation of social norms.	Stigma, Social,Social Stigmas,Stigmas, Social