Mindfulness and Acceptance for Treating Eating Disorders and Weight Concerns

Ann F. Haynos (Author) Ann F. Haynos, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and T32 postdoctoral research fellow funded by the National Institute of Mental Health through the department of psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. Haynos's research interests pertain to identifying the underlying mechanisms associated with the development and maintenance of disordered eating, and developing and evaluating treatments for eating disorders and weight concerns. In a clinical capacity, Haynos has worked primarily with individuals with eating disorders under dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) models. Evan M. Forman (Author) Evan M. Forman, PhD, is professor and director of graduate studies for the department of psychology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, as well as co-director of the Laboratory for Innovations in Health Related Behavior Change. His research, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Obesity Society, focuses on using technology and new behavioral frameworks to enhance interventions for health behavior change, especially obesity. Meghan L. Butryn (Author) Meghan L. Butryn, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and associate research professor in the department of psychology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Butryn's work focuses on the development and evaluation of behavioral treatments for obesity. Her research is funded by the National Institutes of Health, and she has published over sixty peer-reviewed papers. Jason Lillis (Author) Jason Lillis, PhD, is assistant professor of research at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and a clinical psychologist at the Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI. He is co-author of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and a leading ACT-for-weight-loss research scientist.