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Disseminating Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments for Eating Disorders

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Cooper, Zafra, Bailey-Straebler, Suzanne·2015·Current Psychiatry Reports
DOI 10.1007/s11920-015-0551-7PMC PMC4320297
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The research-practice gap is of concern in the treatment of eating disorders. Despite the existence of empirically supported treatments, few receive them. The barriers to wider dissemination and implementation of evidence-based treatment include clinician attitudes towards such treatments and the lack of sufficient numbers of suitably trained therapists to provide treatment. In this review we discuss these barriers in the context of the wider issue of the dissemination and implementation of psychological treatments and review the research with regard to the treatment of eating disorders. Particular emphasis is placed on examining recent efforts to expand the availability and reach of treatments by making treatment delivery and training more scalable. We highlight promising developments and areas where further research is needed.

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Authors
Cooper, Z., & Bailey-Straebler, S.
Affiliations
Warneford Hospital (GB)
Corresponding author
Cooper, Zafra
ORCID
Cooper, Zafra
Venue
Current Psychiatry Reports
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2015-02-07
Volume
17
Issue
3
Pages
551-551
ISSN
  • 1523-3812 (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-1645
DOI
10.1007/s11920-015-0551-7
PMC
PMC4320297
OpenAlex
W2079235116
Cited by
71
References
32
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FWCI
0.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
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  • Current Psychiatry Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Wellcome Trust (094585)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
eating disorders, evidence-based psychotherapy, treatment dissemination, implementation barriers, research-practice gap, clinician attitudes, therapist training, treatment availability
MeSH terms
Feeding and Eating Disorders, Health Personnel, Humans, Mental Health, Evidence-Based Medicine

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