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Cognitive biases in response to visual body-related stimuli in eating disorders : study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Schuck, Kathrin ; Munsch, Simone ; Schneider, Silvia

In: Systematic Reviews, 2015, vol. 4, no. 103, p. 2-6

Background: Biased processing of body-related information may be linked to the development and maintenance of eating disorders (ED). The objective of this systematic review will be to examine the occurrence and the extent of cognitive biases in response to visual body-related stimuli in individuals with ED and individuals with an increased risk to develop ED. Methods: Studies will be identified...

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Evaluation of a lifestyle change programme for the treatment of obesity in general practice

Munsch, Simone ; Biedert, Esther ; Keller, Ulrich

In: Swiss Medical Weekly, 2003, vol. 133, p. 148-154

In order to evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural group therapy programme for the treatment of obesity in clinical practice, 122 patients from 14 general practices (n = 70) were randomised into either a treatment or a control arm with a ratio of 3 to 2. The group treatment programme was also assessed in a clinical centre (n = 52; University Hospital Basel). Before therapy, a...

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Study protocol: psychological and physiological consequences of exposure to mass media in young women - an experimental cross-sectional and longitudinal study and the role of moderators

Munsch, Simone

In: BMC Psychology, 2014, vol. 2, no. 37, p. 1-13

BACKGROUND: Repeated exposure to thin beauty ideals is part of the daily routine. Exposure to thin ideals via mass media plays an important role in the development and maintenance of eating disorders (EDs), low self-esteem, depressive or anxious feelings in young females. It is important to elucidate the circumstances under which exposure to thin ideals develops its detrimental impact and to...

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How Does Food Taste in Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa? : A Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental, Cross-Sectional Design to Investigate Taste Aversion or Increased Hedonic Valence of Food in Eating Disorders

Garcia-Burgos, David ; Maglieri, Sabine ; Vögele, Claus ; Munsch, Simone

In: Frontiers in Psychology, 2018, vol. 9, no. 264, p. 1-12

Background: Despite on-going efforts to better understand dysregulated eating, the olfactory-gustatory deficits and food preferences in eating disorders (ED), and the mechanisms underlying the perception of and responses to food properties in anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) remain largely unknown; both during the course of the illness and compared to healthy populations. It is,...