Ali, S.I., Bodnar, E., Gamberg, S. et al. (5 more authors) (2021) The costs and benefits of intensive day treatment programs and outpatient treatments for eating disorders: an idea worth researching. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 54 (7). pp. 1099-1105. ISSN 0276-3478
Abstract
Outpatient care (e.g., individual, group, or self‐help therapies) and day treatment programs (DTPs) are common and effective treatments for adults with eating disorders. Compared to outpatient care, DTPs have additional expenses and could have unintended iatrogenic effects (e.g., may create an overly protective environment that undermines self‐efficacy). However, these potential downsides may be offset if DTPs are shown to have advantages over outpatient care. To explore this question, our team conducted a scoping review that aimed to synthesize the existing body of adult eating disorder literature (a) comparing outcomes for DTPs to outpatient care, and (b) examining the use of DTPs as a higher level of care in a stepped care model. Only four studies met the predefined search criteria. The limited results suggest that the treatments have similar effects and that outpatient care is more cost‐effective. Furthermore, no studies explored the use of DTPs as a higher level of care in a stepped care model (despite international guidelines recommending this approach). Given the clear dearth of literature on this clinically relevant topic, we have provided specific avenues for further research.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Journal of Eating Disorders. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | adults; day treatment programs; eating disorders; outpatient treatment; psychotherapy; scoping review; stepped care |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Apr 2021 09:03 |
Last Modified: | 07 Apr 2022 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/eat.23514 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:173037 |