Prevention of eating disorders: Challenges and opportunities
- 14 March 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Eating Disorders
- Vol. 31 (3) , 233-239
- https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.10014
Abstract
Objective and Methods On April 25, 2000, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) convened a Roundtable on the Prevention of Eating Disorders to review the state of prevention science in eating disorders and formulate recommendations regarding future steps to be taken in this area of research. Results and Discussion This report summarizes the roundtable discussion. The discussion focused on four major areas: the state of the art of risk factors research, translational research, prevention research in related fields, and cutting‐edge efforts in eating disorder prevention. Conclusions The report concludes with specific recommendations. © 2002 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 31: 233–239, 2002; DOI 10.1002/eat.10014Keywords
This publication has 29 references indexed in Scilit:
- Etiology of Eating Disorders in WomenThe Counseling Psychologist, 2001
- Binge eating disorder and obesityInternational Journal of Obesity, 2001
- Comparisons of Men With Full or Partial Eating Disorders, Men Without Eating Disorders, and Women With Eating Disorders in the CommunityAmerican Journal of Psychiatry, 2001
- Understanding the Neural Control of Ingestive Behaviors: Helping to Separate Cause from Effect with Dehydration-Associated AnorexiaHormones and Behavior, 2000
- Measuring the potency of risk factors for clinical or policy significance.Psychological Methods, 1999
- When interventions harm: Peer groups and problem behavior.American Psychologist, 1999
- The prevention of eating disorders: Empirical, methodological, and conceptual considerations.Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 1998
- Prevention of dieting-induced disorders: Findings and implications of a pilot studyEating Disorders, 1997
- Are two interventions worse than none? Joint primary and secondary prevention of eating disorders in college females.Health Psychology, 1997