Prevention of eating disorders: Challenges and opportunities
β Scribed by Pearson, Jane ;Goldklang, Dorothy ;Striegel-Moore, Ruth H.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 70 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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β¦ Synopsis
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 cuttingβedge efforts in eating disorder prevention.
Conclusions
The report concludes with specific recommendations. Β© 2002 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 31: 233β239, 2002; DOI 10.1002/eat.10014
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