A controlled trial of a novel intervention to tackle the syndemic of higher weight, weight stigma, loneliness, and mental ill-health
This controlled trial investigates the efficacy of Groups 4 Health to improve the mental health of people of higher weight through psychotherapy and behaviour change, decreasing feelings of loneliness and weight stigma through social networks.
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This project is the first evaluation of Groups 4 Health (G4H; an evidence-based group therapy to reduce loneliness and depression) in people with higher weight (BMI ≥ 30). The trial investigates the efficacy of G4H to reduce psychosocial barriers to healthy behaviour change: loneliness, mental ill-health, weight stigma, and social networks that undermine healthy behaviours.
Members
Principal investigator
Research Fellow in Psychology, Health and Identity Lab
Co-investigator
NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow
Professor in Psychology
Clinical Professor, ANU School of Medicine and Psychology
Professor in Psychology
PhD Scholar (Clinical Psychology)
Other members
- Dr Fiona Tito Wheatland, Health Care Consumers Association ACT