The Body Logic Program for Adolescents A Treatment Manual for the Prevention of Eating Disorders

• Published in: Behavior modification Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 854 - 875
• Main Authors: Varnado-Sullivan, Paula J., Zucker, Nancy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01-11-2004; Sage Publications; Sage; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Biological and medical sciences; Body Image; Eating behavior disorders; Eating Disorders; Feeding and Eating Disorders - prevention & control; Female; High Risk Students; Humans; Intervention; Logic; Logical Thinking; Male; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous; Prevention; Preventive Health Services - organization & administration; Program Descriptions; Program Evaluation; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Self image; Teenagers; eating disorders; body image; adolescents; prevention; Human; Prevention; Eating disorder; Body image; Adolescent
• ISSN: 0145-4455; 1552-4167
• DOI: 10.1177/0145445503259856

The Body Logic Program for Adolescents was developed as a two-stage intervention to prevent the development of eating disorder symptoms. Preliminary results indicate that this program shows promise as an effective prevention effort. The current article provides a detailed description of the protocol for implementing Body Logic Part I, a school-based intervention. A brief review of Body Logic Part II, an intensive family-based intervention for high-risk students, is also provided. Examples of exercises are introduced and goals for practitioners are discussed. The authors hope that by providing this in-depth description of the protocol, researchers and clinicians can use this program in future prevention efforts.