"I'm truly free from my eating disorder": Emerging adults' experiences of FREED, an early intervention service model and care pathway for eating disorders

"I'm truly free from my eating disorder": Emerging adults' experiences of FREED, an early intervention service model and care pathway for eating disorders

Eating disorders (EDs) typically start during adolescence or emerging adulthood, periods of intense biopsychosocial development. FREED (First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for EDs) is a service model and care pathway providing rapid access to developmentally-informed care for emerging adults with...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of eating disorders 2021-01, Vol.9 (1), p.3-3, Article 3
Hauptverfasser: Potterton, Rachel, Austin, Amelia, Flynn, Michaela, Allen, Karina, Lawrence, Vanessa, Mountford, Victoria, Glennon, Danielle, Grant, Nina, Brown, Amy, Franklin-Smith, Mary, Schelhase, Monique, Jones, William Rhys, Brady, Gabrielle, Nunes, Nicole, Connan, Frances, Mahony, Kate, Serpell, Lucy, Schmidt, Ulrike
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Sprache:eng
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Adults
Age
Anorexia
Anorexia nervosa
Binge eating
Binge eating disorder
Bulimia nervosa
Early intervention
Eating disorders
Interviews
Participation
Patients
Questionnaires
Realism
Teenagers
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Zusammenfassung:Eating disorders (EDs) typically start during adolescence or emerging adulthood, periods of intense biopsychosocial development. FREED (First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for EDs) is a service model and care pathway providing rapid access to developmentally-informed care for emerging adults with EDs. FREED is associated with reduced duration of untreated eating disorder and improved clinical outcomes, but patients' experiences of treatment have yet to be assessed. This study aimed to assess emerging adults' experiences of receiving treatment through FREED. This study triangulated qualitative data on participants' experiences of FREED treatment from questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Participants were 106 emerging adults (aged 16-25; illness duration
ISSN:2050-2974
2050-2974
DOI:10.1186/s40337-020-00354-9