Delivering evidence-based treatment via telehealth for Anorexia Nervosa in rural health settings: a multi-site feasibility implementation study.

Background: Access to evidence-based treatments such as family-based therapy (FBT) is difficult for adolescents diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) living in rural or regional areas due to a limited trained workforce, high staff turnover and inconsistent treatment fidelity. Telehealth offers a potential access solution by facilitating care irrespective of family or service location. The disruption to the health system caused by COVID-19 amplified an existing need and increased the use of telehealth to deliver FBT before its efficacy and safety was fully evaluated.

Global and Regional Economic Burden of Eating Disorders: A Systematic Review and Critique of Methods.

Objective: This systematic review aims to comprehensively examine up-to-date evidence on the economic burden of eating disorders (EDs), both globally and by region.

Methodology: A comprehensive search within five electronic databases, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and EconLit, retrieved studies published from August 1, 2013, to June 30, 2024. Cost of illness (COI) studies, burden of disease, and other cost studies that reported costs in monetary values were included, and cost-effectiveness analysis studies were excluded.

Psychedelics and the treatment of eating disorders: considerations for future research and practice.

Recent trials have shown promising results for the use of psychedelic-assisted therapies in treating severe refractory psychiatric illnesses, and there has been growing interest in examining the effectiveness of these therapies in treating eating disorders. To move forward in a safe, ethically sound, and scientifically rigorous manner, the field must address critical considerations. In this Comment article, we outline important risks and ethical considerations, along with methodological aspects that require careful consideration in the design of psychedelic-assisted therapy trials.

Clinical, legal and ethical implications of coercion and compulsory treatment in eating disorders: do rapid review findings identify clear answers or more muddy waters?

Introduction: This Rapid Review (RR) aimed to assess the current literature over the past decade to determine the prevailing evidence regarding compulsory treatment* in eating disorders (ED). It is hoped that the review will help inform a consensus opinion as to whether this course of action confers significant clinical benefit, and importantly, to whom it should apply. The review also explores alternative options to involuntary care.

Embracing a different outlook: Strengths and goals of individuals currently in treatment for anorexia nervosa.

Purpose: Developing personal goals beyond weight and shape, and promoting the agency to pursue those goals, could aid in treatment and recovery from anorexia nervosa (AN). This research explores the strengths, interests and goals of individuals currently receiving treatment for AN and evaluates how treatment services are supporting them to work towards personal goals across all areas of everyday life.

Method: A total of 58 community-dwelling adults currently receiving treatment for anorexia nervosa at any stage of recovery completed the Client Assessment of Strengths, Interests and Goals Self-Report (CASIG-SR).