ABSTRACT Yoga has begun to be incorporated into the treatment of eating disorders despite limited empirical support for this practice. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of incorporating Yoga into the treatment of eating disorders. This preliminary randomized controlled trial investigated the benefits of participating in an eight-week Kripalu Yoga program for 53 women with symptoms of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Compared to waitlist controls, Yoga participants experienced decreases in binge eating frequency, emotional regulation difficulties and self-criticism, and increases in self-compassion. Yoga participants also experienced increases in state mindfulness skills across the eight weeks of the Yoga program. While these results are encouraging and suggest Yoga may have a valuable role to play in the treatment of eating disorders, it is important to stress their tentative nature. Further research, adopting a more rigorous design, is needed to address the limitations of the present study and expand on these findings.

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瑜伽治疗饮食失调的好处：随机对照试验的结果

摘要 瑜伽已经开始被纳入饮食失调的治疗中，尽管这种做法的经验支持有限。本研究的目的是调查将瑜伽融入治疗饮食失调的功效。这项初步随机对照试验调查了 53 名有神经性贪食症和暴食症症状的女性参加为期八周的 Kripalu 瑜伽计划的好处。与候补名单控制相比，瑜伽参与者的暴食频率、情绪调节困难和自我批评减少，自我同情增加。在八周的瑜伽课程中，瑜伽参与者的状态正念技能也有所提高。虽然这些结果令人鼓舞，并表明瑜伽可能在治疗饮食失调方面发挥重要作用，但重要的是要强调它们的试探性。需要进一步研究，采用更严格的设计，以解决本研究的局限性并扩展这些发现。