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ReviewEuropean eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association2023

A framework for conceptualising early intervention for eating disorders.

Karina L Allen, Victoria A Mountford, Rosiel Elwyn, Michaela Flynn, Anthea Fursland, Nicole Obeid, Georgina Partida, Katie Richards, Ulrike Schmidt, Lucy Serpell and 2 more

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Review in European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
51citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
14.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Design, Implement, Sustain: Advancing Program-Led Interventions for Binge Eating, a Narrative Review.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026
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  13. Generating Priorities in Eating Disorder Research: Recommendations from Canadian Young Adults and Caregivers.Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Karina L AllenEating Disorders Outpatients Service, Maudsley Hospital, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2896-6459
Victoria A MountfordDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Rosiel ElwynThompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Gubbi Gubbi Country, Queensland, Australia.
Michaela FlynnDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0208-1492
Anthea FurslandThe Swan Centre, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Nicole ObeidChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Georgina PartidaEating Disorders Outpatients Service, Maudsley Hospital, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Katie RichardsDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Ulrike SchmidtEating Disorders Outpatients Service, Maudsley Hospital, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Lucy SerpellDepartment of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
Scout SilversteinEquip Health, Carlsbad, California, USA.
Tracey WadeFlinders Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4402-770X
King's College London · GBChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario · CAFlinders University · AUNorth East London NHS Foundation Trust · GBSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust · GBThe University of Western Australia · AUUniversity of the Sunshine Coast · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis paper outlines the evidence base for early intervention for eating disorders; provides a global overview of how early intervention for eating disorders is provided in different regions and settings; and proposes policy, service, clinician and research recommendations to progress early intervention for eating disorders. METHOD AND

resultsCurrently, access to eating disorder treatment often takes many years or does not occur at all. This is despite neurobiological, clinical and socioeconomic evidence showing that early intervention may improve outcomes and facilitate full sustained recovery from an eating disorder. There is also considerable variation worldwide in how eating disorder care is provided, with marked inequalities in treatment provision. Despite these barriers, there are existing evidence-based approaches to early intervention for eating disorders and progress is being made in scaling these.

conclusionsWe propose action steps for the field that will transform eating disorder service provision and facilitate early detection, treatment and recovery for everyone affected by eating disorders, regardless of age, socioeconomic status and personal characteristics.

Indexed as

Anorexia NervosaBulimia NervosaFeeding and Eating DisordersHumansanorexia nervosabulimia nervosaearly interventioneating disordersmental health

Identifiers

PMID36426567
PMCPMC10100476
OpenAlexW4310082268

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