ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2019
Results of disseminating an online screen for eating disorders across the U.S.: Reach, respondent characteristics, and unmet treatment need.
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- Adaptations of an online cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention for binge type eating disorders in publicly-insured and uninsured adults: a pilot study.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Eating disorder symptomatology among transgender and gender-diverse individuals: a cross-sectional study.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Rates and correlates of study enrolment and use of a chatbot aimed to promote mental health services use for eating disorders following online screening.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2024Article
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- Timing matters in (mis)identifying moderators and mediators of digital interventions for eating disorders: Commentary on McClure et al. (2023).The International journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Prevalence, characteristics, and correlates of probable avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder among adult respondents to the National Eating Disorders Association online screen: a cross-sectional study.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in New Zealand and Australia: a scoping review.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the Nine Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (NIAS) in a community sample of adults.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- The relation of food insecurity to eating disorder characteristics and treatment-seeking among adult respondents to the National Eating Disorders Association online screen.Eating behaviors · 2023Article
- Prevalence, Characteristics, and Correlates of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder among Adult Respondents to the National Eating Disorders Association Online Screen: A Cross-Sectional Study.Research square · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe treatment gap between those who need and those who receive care for eating disorders is wide. Scaling a validated, online screener that makes individuals aware of the significance of their symptoms/behaviors is a crucial first step for increasing access to care. The objective of the current study was to determine the reach of disseminating an online eating disorder screener in partnership with the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), as well to examine the probable eating disorder diagnostic and risk breakdown of adult respondents. We also assessed receipt of any treatment.
methodParticipants completed a validated eating disorder screen on the NEDA website over 6 months in 2017.
resultsOf 71,362 respondents, 91.0% were female, 57.7% 18-24 years, 89.6% non-Hispanic, and 84.7% White. Most (86.3%) screened positive for an eating disorder. In addition, 10.2% screened as high risk for the development of an eating disorder, and only 3.4% as not at risk. Of those screening positive for an eating disorder, 85.9% had never received treatment and only 3.0% were currently in treatment. DISCUSSION: The NEDA online screen may represent an important eating disorder detection tool, as it was completed by >71,000 adult respondents over just 6 months, the majority of whom screened positive for a clinical/subclinical eating disorder. The extremely high percentage of individuals screening positive for an eating disorder who reported not being in treatment suggests a wide treatment gap and the need to offer accessible, affordable, evidence-based intervention options, directly linked with screening.
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