Self-Help Treatment of Eating Disorders

TY - JOUR

T1 - Self-Help Treatment of Eating Disorders

AU - Yim, Vanessa

AU - Schmidt, Ulrike

PY - 2019/6

Y1 - 2019/6

N2 - The authors provide an overview of the current state of research on self-help interventions for eating disorders. The efficacy of different forms of self-help interventions for bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other eating disorders at various stages of the care pathway (from prevention to relapse prevention)is described. Cost-effectiveness studies are also presented. Moderators of outcome, such as guidance and adherence, are discussed. Overall, the findings are promising and support the use of self-help interventions in the treatment of bulimic disorders, across the stages of the care pathway. Less is known about the use of self-help in anorexia nervosa.

AB - The authors provide an overview of the current state of research on self-help interventions for eating disorders. The efficacy of different forms of self-help interventions for bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other eating disorders at various stages of the care pathway (from prevention to relapse prevention)is described. Cost-effectiveness studies are also presented. Moderators of outcome, such as guidance and adherence, are discussed. Overall, the findings are promising and support the use of self-help interventions in the treatment of bulimic disorders, across the stages of the care pathway. Less is known about the use of self-help in anorexia nervosa.

KW - Binge eating disorder

KW - Bulimia nervosa

KW - Eating disorders

KW - Intervention

KW - Review

KW - Self-help

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85063908183&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.psc.2019.01.006

DO - 10.1016/j.psc.2019.01.006

M3 - Review article

SN - 0193-953X

VL - 42

SP - 231

EP - 241

JO - Psychiatric Clinics of North America

JF - Psychiatric Clinics of North America

IS - 2

ER -