Interoceptive XXXX in the Time Course of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: A Pilot Study.

@entity1 @entity308 @entity1278
OBJECTIVE: Previous studies report reduced interoceptive @entity1278 ( @entity1278 ) using various methods. Recent research suggests that different levels of interoceptive processes aiming at different subdomains of interoceptive abilities must be further distinguished as these levels can be differentially affected. Two important levels refer to interoceptive accuracy (IA) derived from objective performance tasks such as the heartbeat detection task and interoceptive sensibility (IS) as assessed by self-report. There is a lack of studies investigating both IA and IS in @entity1278 and examining them in the time course of therapy. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the different interoceptive processes - especially IA and IS - in the time course of therapy. METHODS: Fifteen @entity1 with @entity1278 (restricting type) from the Psychosomatic Clinic in Windach were investigated three times (T1, T2, T3) during a standardized cognitive-behavioral therapy and compared with 15 matched healthy controls assessed at Ulm University in a comparable design. All @entity1 performed the heartbeat detection task examining IA and completed standard psychological assessments including an assessment of IS. RESULTS: @entity1 with @entity1278 showed a significantly decreased weight, higher levels of @entity308 , and both reduced IA and IS compared to healthy controls at T1. Following therapy, @entity1 recovered in terms of weight and @entity308 symptomatology. A descriptive trend for recovering from IA and IS was observed. DISCUSSION: Our findings suggest that interoceptive deficits are present in recovered @entity1 . Therefore, further investigations are needed with more @entity1 , differentiating between relapsed and recovered @entity1 , and more specific training methods to improve interoceptive processes.
