Journal article
Mapping the evidence for the prevention and treatment of eating disorders in young people
AP Bailey, AG Parker, LA Colautti, LM Hart, P Liu, SE Hetrick
Journal of Eating Disorders | Published : 2014
Abstract
Eating disorders often develop during adolescence and young adulthood, and are associated with significant psychological and physical burden. Identifying evidence-based interventions is critical and there is need to take stock of the extant literature, to inform clinical practice regarding well-researched interventions and to direct future research agendas by identifying gaps in the evidence base.To investigate and quantify the nature and distribution of existing high-quality research on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders in young people using evidence mapping methodology.A systematic search for prevention and treatment intervention studies in adolescents and young adults (12-2..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Headspace, National Youth Mental Health Foundation Ltd. is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing under the Youth Mental Health Initiative Program. Orygen Youth Health Research Centre is affiliated with Melbourne Health and the University of Melbourne and receives funding from the Colonial Foundation. SEH is on a National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship. The authors would like to thank Stefanie De Silva, Penelope Lucas, Patrick Callahan and Heidi Strickland for assisting with the early stages of study screening.