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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Symptoms of Addictive Eating: What Do Different Health Professions Think?

Megan Whatnall, Janelle Skinner, Antonio Verdejo-Garcia, Adrian Carter, Robyn M Brown, Zane B Andrews, Chris V Dayas, Charlotte A Hardman, Natalie Loxton, Priya Sumithran and 1 more

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Megan WhatnallPriority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4798-4505
Janelle SkinnerPriority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
Antonio Verdejo-GarciaTurner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
Adrian CarterTurner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3593-0772
Robyn M BrownFlorey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4167-3634
Zane B AndrewsFlorey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9097-7944
Chris V DayasSchool of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
Charlotte A HardmanDepartment of Psychology, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZA, UK.
Natalie LoxtonSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4122, Australia.
Priya SumithranDepartment of Medicine (Austin), University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia.
Tracy BurrowsPriority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1431-7864
The University of Melbourne · AUUniversity of Newcastle Australia · AUMonash University · AUGriffith University · AUHunter Medical Research Institute · AUUniversity of Liverpool · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The symptoms of addictive eating are often debated, with some overlap in symptoms with substance addictions or other disorders such as binge eating disorder. This study explored the levels of agreement with symptoms of addictive eating among different health professions, the conditions they provide advice for, and the population group/s they work with. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted in February-April 2020 including 142 health professionals (87% female, 65% residing in Australia, 28% each working in private practice/hospital settings). Of these, 47% were dietitians, 20% psychologists/psychotherapists/counsellors, 16% other health practitioners (e.g., social workers), 13% health researchers, and 5% medical professionals. Agreement with 11 statements relating to addictive eating symptoms was assessed on a scale of 1/strongly disagree to 5/strongly agree (e.g., certain foods produce physiological effects in the brain rewards system). Differences in agreement by health profession were assessed by one-way analysis of variance. There were significant differences in agreement with individual statements between health professions. Psychologists, psychotherapists, and counsellors reported lower agreement to statements relating to physiological effects in the reward system, withdrawal symptoms, and over-eating to alleviate stress/anxiety, than other professions (

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addictive eatingclinicianfood addictionhealth professional

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PMID33925846
PMCPMC8145409
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