Dunne JP, et al. - Researchers investigated the association between mindfulness, eating disorder symptomology, and indicators of health in women with anorexia nervosa (AN; n = 59) entering residential treatment. They administered a self-administered survey, including the Cognitive Affective Mindfulness Scale and other measures, and collected supplemental data from medical records. The investigators noted observed a correlation of greater mindfulness with less eating disorder symptoms, and this association was most strongly evident in individuals with AN, including restrictive and binge-purge subtypes vs individuals with atypical AN. Enhanced mindfulness was greatly associated with fewer concerns regarding shape and weight, and anxiety was inversely associated with eating disorder symptoms. Furthermore, greater pain was linked to less eating disorder symptoms. The researchers thus concluded that mindfulness may be a protective factor against some eating disorder symptomology.