ArticleEuropean eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association2026
Clinician Practices in Determining Expected Body Weights Across Eating Disorders: A Mixed Methods Study.
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- The effects of waiting time for outpatient psychotherapeutic interventions on patient-reported outcomes in adolescents and adults with eating disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
- Clinician Practices in Determining Expected Body Weights Across Eating Disorders: A Mixed Methods Study.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveEating disorder (ED) treatment often involves establishing expected body weights (EBWs). While individualised approaches are commonly used, whether and how EBWs are set across EDs, clinician perspectives on different approaches, and clinician training in this practice remain poorly understood. This study addressed these gaps, examining how clinicians navigate determination of EBWs.
methodA convergent mixed methods design was employed. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 24 multidisciplinary ED clinicians to explore their experiences determining EBWs. Interviews were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis with a critical realist lens. Quantitative data, collected from 161 multidisciplinary ED clinicians via an anonymous online survey, captured the frequency of different approaches across ED diagnoses and age groups, common challenges, and training experiences.
resultsQualitative and quantitative data underscored clinicians' use of individualised approaches, frequent involvement of nutritional and medical professionals, and the challenge of limited access to patient's premorbid data. While interview participants described determining EBWs for all patients, quantitative descriptive data highlighted that EBWs were primarily determined for youth with anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia nervosa.
conclusionsFindings suggest that EBW determination practices vary, in terms of how and for whom EBWs are determined. Evidence-based guidelines are needed to support consistent EBW determination.
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