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Educating Medical Students About Anorexia Nervosa: A Potential Method For Reducing The Volitional Stigma Associated With The Disorder, Amy Bannatyne, Peta Stapleton
Educating Medical Students About Anorexia Nervosa: A Potential Method For Reducing The Volitional Stigma Associated With The Disorder, Amy Bannatyne, Peta Stapleton
Peta B. Stapleton
It is frequently reported that clinicians across a range of professional disciplines experience strong negative reactions toward patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). The present study aimed to develop, evaluate, and compare the effectiveness of two different educational programs, based on an etiological framing model. Participants were medical students (N = 41) from an Australian University, who were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (biogenetic intervention vs. multifactorial intervention vs. control). Outcome attitudinal/stigma data were collected preand post-intervention, and at 8 weeks follow-up. Results indicated intervention participations exhibited significantly lower volitional stigma scores compared to the control group, who exhibited …