Students who screen as high risk for an ED (i.e., high weight/shape concerns) will be offered use of our digital self-help prevention program which has been adapted for adolescents from our Student Bodies program. This program is based in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that has been established over the past 20+ years.
Overall, numerous studies have demonstrated effectiveness of our Student Bodies prevention program for EDs in female high school and college students, reducing participants’ shape and weight concerns and reducing ED onset in those at highest risk for an ED.
The original Student Bodies program is available to all Missourians over the age of 18 through Body U.
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