Through statistical analysis, the participants in the experimental group presented a significant decrease in emotional eating habits/behavior. This was measured by the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) that calculates one's eating style.   

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Effect on Emotional Eating in People with Type 2 Diabetes

After participants with type 2 diabetes underwent eight sessions of dialectical behavior therapy for eight weeks, there was a reported decrease in their body mass index. Those in the experimental group sustained a lower body mass index when followed-up after a span of three months.

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A third wave cognitive-behavioral approach that is centered on learning how to regulate one's emotions, manage stress in difficult situations, and practice mindfulness. 

Dialectical Behavior Therapy 

Sheikh, S., Alzackerini, S. M., Shirmahaleh, F. M., Zam, F., & Baseri, A. (2021). Investigating the effect of two methods of dialectic behavioral therapies and metacognitive therapy on the body mass index and emotional eating behavior in patients with type 2 diabetes. International Journal of Health Studies, 7(2), 36-42.

Investigating the Effect of two Methods of Dialectic Behavioral therapies and Metacognitive therapy on the Body Mass Index and Emotional Eating Behavior in Patients with type 2 Diabetes

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