Interoceptive Exposure for Adolescents With Low Weight Eating Disorders

Individuals between the ages of 12 and 18 may be eligible to participate in a study at Mount Sinai providing treatment for eating disorders. Participation involves 6 months of weekly family-based therapy and 7 study visits for 1.5 years. There is no cost to you for the therapy and $800 compensation will be provided to families for completing all study visits. For more information, contact Clinical Research Coordinator Desiree Webb at desiree.webb@mssm.edu.

Inclusion criteria:

- Aged 12-18
- Speak English
- Permission from pediatrician or equivalent to receive outpatient care
- Clinically significant restriction of food intake by EDA-5 or evidence of persistent food avoidance from patient or guardians
- Evidence of the inability to maintain greater than minimally low body weight based on BMI for age percentiles and growth trajectories

Exclusion criteria:

- Comorbid psychotic or bipolar disorder
- Active suicidal ideation
- Current substance dependence
- Psychiatric medication initiated or dosage changes <2 weeks from baseline
- Major medical illness (e.g., diabetes mellitus, Crohn’s disease, etc.)

Conditions:
• Anorexia
• Anorexia Nervosa