Embodiment illusions and eating disorders: snapshot of implications for research and interventions

Jade Portingale; Isabel Krug; David Butler

doi:10.1016/j.molmed.2023.11.005

Embodiment illusions and eating disorders: snapshot of implications for research and interventions

Trends Mol Med. 2024 Apr;30(4):327-329. doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2023.11.005. Epub 2023 Nov 17.

Authors

Jade Portingale¹, Isabel Krug², David Butler³

Affiliations

¹ School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: jade.portingale@unimelb.edu.au.
² School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
³ Faculty of Psychology and Counselling, The Cairnmillar Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Psychology, Counselling and Therapy, LaTrobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

PMID: 37981534
DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2023.11.005

Abstract

In recent years, researchers have increasingly used the embodiment illusion paradigm in subclinical and clinical eating disorder (ED) populations. This has important implications for understanding and ultimately improving bodily misperception. Here, we provide a brief overview of the current 'state of the art' of these implications while highlighting challenges and future directions.

Keywords: body misperception; eating disorders; embodiment illusions; multisensory integration; self-perception.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Body Image
Feeding and Eating Disorders*
Humans
Illusions*