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Eating Disorder Prevention: Current Evidence-Base And Future Directions, Eric Stice, Carolyn Becker, S. Yokum
Eating Disorder Prevention: Current Evidence-Base And Future Directions, Eric Stice, Carolyn Becker, S. Yokum
Psychology Faculty Research
Objective
This narrative review sought to (a) characterize prevention programs that have produced reliable, reproducible, and clinically meaningful effects in efficacy trials, (b) discuss effectiveness trials that have tested whether prevention programs produce intervention effects under ecologically valid real-world conditions, (c) discuss dissemination efforts and research on dissemination, and (d) offer suggestions regarding directions for future research in this field.
Conclusion
A literature revealed that 6 prevention programs have produced significant reductions in eating disorder symptoms through at least 6-month follow-up and that 2 have significantly reduced future eating disorder onset. Effectiveness trials indicate that 2 prevention programs have produced …