Research recommendation(s) from an individual piece of guidance
- Guidance:
- Eating disorders: recognition and treatment
- Date issued:
Research recommendations coming out of this guidance
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Psychological treatments for binge eating disorder: - Compare the clinical and cost effectiveness of individual eating-disorder-focused cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT-ED) with guided self-help and group CBT-ED for adults with binge eating disorder. Compare the clinical and cost effectiveness of individual eating-disorder-focused CBT-ED with guided self-help and group CBT-ED for children and young people with binge eating disorder
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Duration and intensity of psychological treatment:- What is the effectiveness of treating eating disorders with psychological treatments of reduced duration and reduced intensity, compared with standard treatment?
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Predictors of acute physical risk:- What clinical and biochemical markers are the best predictors of acute physical risk for people with eating disorders?
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Treating an eating disorder in people with a comorbidity:- What is the impact of comorbidities on treatment outcomes for eating disorders, and what
approaches are effective in managing these comorbidities? -
Maintaining benefits after successful treatment of anorexia nervosa:- What factors (including comorbidities, personal, social and demographic factors, treatment type,
and subsequent relapse prevention interventions) are associated with continued benefit after successful treatment for anorexia nervosa?