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Transitioning to digital first line intervention - validation of a brief online screener for early identification of a suspected eating disorder: study protocol.

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Abstract
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Only one in four people with eating disorders seeks treatment, and of those who do seek treatment, 20% go on to experience a chronic course. Early intervention has been associated with better prognosis, with those seeking specialised intervention in the early stages of their illness more than twice as likely to achieve remission. Current screening measures typically require expert administration and are rarely validated across a spectrum of DSM-5 eating disorder presentations or for online use. In light of COVID-19 and increasing reliance on telehealth technologies in the intervention and delivery of mental health services, online assessments suitable for self-referral are likely to be the first step to seeking care. InsideOut Institute has developed a 6-item online screening tool for the purposes of identifying eating disorder risk and symptomatology, aimed specifically at increasing help-seeking behaviour in subsyndromal and early presentations.

Year of Publication
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2020
Journal
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Journal of eating disorders
Volume
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8
Issue
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1
Number of Pages
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60
Date Published
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2020
URL
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https://jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40337-020-00339-8
DOI
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10.1186/s40337-020-00339-8
Short Title
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J Eat Disord
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