Pathways into treatment for eating disorders: A quantitative examination of treatment barriers and treatment attitudes

Eating Disorders
Scott GriffithsJonathan M Mond

Abstract

Most individuals with eating disorders do not receive treatment for their eating disorder. Closing this "treatment gap" requires a quantitative examination of individuals' attitudes towards accessing various types of treatment and of individuals' perceived barriers to seeking treatment. Thus, we recruited a sample of 425 individuals with either diagnosed or undiagnosed eating disorders and asked them to complete a survey assessing treatment attitudes, treatment barriers, and eating disorder symptom severity. Undiagnosed individuals reported more positive attitudes towards novel Internet- and smartphone-delivered treatments, and stronger barriers relating to eating disorders mental health literacy, than diagnosed individuals. Nevertheless, both diagnosed and undiagnosed individuals were broadly more positive towards established (i.e., non-novel) treatments than novel treatments. The strongest barriers to seeking treatment were fear of losing control, fear of change, and finding motivation to change. Eating disorder symptoms were positively associated with the strength of most treatment barriers. Results were broadly unchanged after adjusting for individuals' past experiences of treatment. In conclusion, the development and disse...Continue Reading

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Jul 13, 2019·The International Journal of Eating Disorders·Siân A McLeanMichelle Roberton
Dec 18, 2019·The International Journal of Eating Disorders·Ben R LanePaul M Salmon
Apr 3, 2020·The International Journal of Eating Disorders·Kathina AliStephanie Bauer
Dec 20, 2019·Eating and Weight Disorders : EWD·Kelly A Romano, Sarah K Lipson
Jun 27, 2019·The International Journal of Eating Disorders·Katharine GalbraithJanet A Lydecker
Dec 10, 2020·Journal of Eating Disorders·Siân A McLeanGabriella Heruc
Mar 4, 2021·Revista brasileira de psiquiatria : orgão oficial da Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria, Asociación Psiquiátrica de la América Latina·Ananda A TeixeiraFrederico D Garcia
May 8, 2021·The International Journal of Eating Disorders·Caitlin A Martin-WagarLauren N Forrest
Jun 9, 2021·The International Journal of Eating Disorders·Ruofan MaNiCole T Buchanan
Jul 13, 2021·The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry·Amber HamiltonStephen Touyz

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