[Lichaam en geest bij anorexia nervosa; een systematisch literatuuroverzicht].

We revealed a favourable effect of mindfulness and yoga on the symptoms of eating disorders among which AN. We also saw both quantitative and qualitative improvements of body image disturbance through general and specific measuring instruments. After the interventions the preoccupation and dissatisfaction with the body diminished together with the urge to lose weight. The heightened bodily awareness gave patients the ability to challenge negative assumptions about their bodies and resulted in increased bodily acceptation.