$1.8 Million NIH Grant to Center Investigator
Dr. Jean Kristeller and her colleagues have just received notice of funding for their NIH proposal, Mindfulness Meditation vs. CBT in Eating Regulation, for $1.8 million over 4 years. This project is a continuation of their current research, also funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at NIH. The co-principal investigators are Dr. Ruth Quillian-Wolever at the Duke University Center for Integrative Medicine, and Dr. Michael Baime at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. Dr. Virgil Sheets at Indiana State University is a co-investigator.
The current research study has demonstrated that the Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT) program, developed by Dr. Kristeller and her colleagues, is effective for up to 4 months in treating binge eating disorder in obese individuals, as compared to a waiting list group, and is better than a psycho-educational intervention in improving a sense in internal control and self-regulation. The recently funded project will enroll over 200 individuals who are also struggling with obesity and compulsive eating, further investigating the MB-EAT program in relation to a general mindfulness meditation intervention and another comparison intervention.
Clicking on the following link will connect to an article from Newsweek magazine that mentions Dr. Kristellers' research: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6038976/site/newsweek/.
This link leads to an article from the Terre Haute Tribune Star describing Dr. Kristeller's research: http://www.tribstar.com/articles/2004/09/24/news/news01.txt
