ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2019
"There's nothing there for guys". Do men with eating disorders want treatment adaptations? A qualitative study.
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- The importance of learning from people with lived experiences of eating disorders.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
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- Global, regional, and national burden of eating disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Boys don't try? Gendered stigma specifically reduces help-seeking for disordered eating in men, but not women.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Improving eating disorder care for underserved groups: a lived experience and quality improvement perspective.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Cognitive restraint and body dissatisfaction are more strongly related to muscle building behaviors for men than women.Eating behaviors · 2025Article
- Personality Traits and Risk of Eating Disorders in Men: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- "Work WITH us": a Delphi study about improving eating disorder treatment for autistic women with anorexia nervosa.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Gender Differences in Treatment Outcomes for Eating Disorders: A Case-Matched, Retrospective Pre-Post Comparison.Nutrients · 2022Article
- A Plea for Diversity in Eating Disorders Research.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Mortality in males as compared to females treated for an eating disorder: a large prospective controlled study.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
- Eating disorders in adolescent boys and young men: an update.Current opinion in pediatrics · 2020Review
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Abstract
purposeMen with eating disorders may experience unique issues compared to their female counterparts, and there is a growing interest in how these differences should be addressed in clinical practice. However, the views of male patients on potential treatment adaptations remain under-explored. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of men who have experienced treatment for eating disorders.
methodsMen who had experienced eating disorder treatment were recruited through UK National Health Service eating disorder services and online advertising. 14 participants took part in semi-structured interviews discussing their experiences of treatment, and their views on the need for adaptations. Interviews were analysed using thematic analysis.
resultsThree main themes were identified from the analysis: a preference for person-centred, rather than gender-centred treatment, a feeling of being "the odd one out" as men in current treatment environments, and recommendations for treatment adaptations.
conclusionsParticipants described wanting to be treated as individuals and not defined by their gender. Whilst existing treatment approaches were mostly felt to achieve this individual focus, the actual treatment setting may inadvertently reinforce a perception of atypicality due to being men in a female-dominated environment. Adaptations may therefore be required to make the treatment environment more male friendly. Clinical recommendations are outlined. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: V. Qualitative study.
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