Davey, E. orcid.org/0000-0001-5785-1533, Allen, K. orcid.org/0000-0003-2896-6459, Bennett, S.D. et al. (21 more authors) (2023) Improving programme‐led and focused interventions for eating disorders: an experts' consensus statement—a UK perspective. European Eating Disorders Review, 31 (5). pp. 577-595. ISSN 1072-4133
Abstract
Objective Eating disorders are associated with significant illness burden and costs, yet access to evidence-based care is limited. Greater use of programme-led and focused interventions that are less resource-intensive might be part of the solution to this demand-capacity mismatch.
Method In October 2022, a group of predominantly UK-based clinical and academic researchers, charity representatives and people with lived experience convened to consider ways to improve access to, and efficacy of, programme-led and focused interventions for eating disorders in an attempt to bridge the demand-capacity gap.
Results Several key recommendations were made across areas of research, policy, and practice. Of particular importance is the view that programme-led and focused interventions are suitable for a range of different eating disorder presentations across all ages, providing medical and psychiatric risk are closely monitored. The terminology used for these interventions should be carefully considered, so as not to imply that the treatment is suboptimal.
Conclusions Programme-led and focused interventions are a viable option to close the demand-capacity gap for eating disorder treatment and are particularly needed for children and young people. Work is urgently needed across sectors to evaluate and implement such interventions as a clinical and research priority.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | access to care; brief therapy; eating disorders; guided self-help; low intensity; treatment gap |
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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: | 05 Jun 2023 14:06 |
Last Modified: | 03 Oct 2024 14:33 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/erv.2981 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:199733 |