caa a22 4500 606203834 CHVBK 20210128100959.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10484-015-9297-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10484-015-9297-6 Neurofeedback Reduces Overeating Episodes in Female Restrained Eaters: A Randomized Controlled Pilot-Study [Elektronische Daten] [Jennifer Schmidt, Alexandra Martin] Overeating episodes, despite of intentions to control weight, are a common problem among women. Recurring episodes of overeating and dietary failure have been reported to result in higher Body Mass Indexes and to induce severe distress even in non-clinical groups. Based on findings from physiological research on eating behavior and craving, as well as previous biofeedback studies, we derived a cue exposure based EEG neurofeedback protocol to target overeating episodes. The treatment was evaluated in a randomized controlled trial, comparing a neurofeedback group (NFG; n=14) with a waiting list control group (WLG; n=13) in a sub-clinical sample of female restrained eaters. At post-treatment, the number of weekly overeating episodes and subsequent distress were significantly reduced in the NFG compared to the WLG (p<.01; r>.50). In a 3month follow-up, effects in the NFG remained stable. As secondary outcomes, perceived dietingsuccess was enhanced after the treatment. At follow-up, additional beneficial effects on trait food craving were observed. Altogether, we found preliminary evidence for the cue exposure neurofeedback against overeating episodes in female restrained eaters, although specific effects and underlying mechanisms still have to be explored in future research. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 Neurofeedback nationallicence Overeating nationallicence Restrained eating nationallicence Food craving nationallicence Randomized controlled trial nationallicence Schmidt Jennifer Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Max-Horkheimer-Str. 20, 42097, Wuppertal, Germany aut Martin Alexandra Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Max-Horkheimer-Str. 20, 42097, Wuppertal, Germany aut Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 40/4(2015-12-01), 283-295 1090-0586 40:4<283 2015 40 10484 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-015-9297-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-015-9297-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schmidt Jennifer Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Max-Horkheimer-Str. 20, 42097, Wuppertal, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Martin Alexandra Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Max-Horkheimer-Str. 20, 42097, Wuppertal, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 40/4(2015-12-01), 283-295 1090-0586 40:4<283 2015 40 10484