Background Virtual reality (VR) technologies are playing an increasingly important role in
the diagnostics and treatment of mental disorders. Objective To systematically review the …

Background Patients with eating disorders are characterized by pathological eating habits
and a tendency to overestimate their weight and body shape. Virtual reality shows promise …

Background Recent research identifies unhealthful weight-control behaviors (fasting,
vomiting, or laxative abuse) induced by a negative experience of the body, as the common …

Abstract Background The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is a very effective treatment for
obesity and its related co-morbidities. However, some patients fail to achieve> 50% of their …

Background While body image improves in the first few months after surgery, data on long-
term changes in body image after bariatric surgery are scarce and contradictory. Methods …

In a recent paper, Guardia and colleagues [1] observed an altered representation of the
body in an obese patient: the patient experienced both implicitly and explicitly a wider body …

Different studies, including longitudinal studies, suggest a link between body dissatisfaction,
unhealthful weight-control behaviors and obesity in both male and female adolescents. Here …

This study examined how the participant's self-esteem and social physique anxiety affected
the emotional reactions to viewing their own virtual body and willingness to participate in the …

In this chapter, the author demonstrates that virtual reality (VR), for its ability of addressing
simultaneously all these three levels (by structuring the personal experience, by augmenting …

PURPOSE This article describes the concept of disturbed body image in bariatric surgery
patients. METHOD Walker and Avant's (2011) method of concept analysis is used in this …