Self-Help Treatment of Eating Disorders

See Heng Yim; Ulrike Schmidt

doi:10.1016/j.psc.2019.01.006

Self-Help Treatment of Eating Disorders

Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2019 Jun;42(2):231-241. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2019.01.006. Epub 2019 Apr 3.

Authors

See Heng Yim¹, Ulrike Schmidt²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Eating Disorders, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, PO Box 59, 16, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Section of Eating Disorders, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, PO Box 59, 16, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK; The Eating Disorders Service, Maudsley Hospital, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

PMID: 31046925
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2019.01.006

Abstract

The authors provide an overview of the current state of research on self-help interventions for eating disorders. The efficacy of different forms of self-help interventions for bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other eating disorders at various stages of the care pathway (from prevention to relapse prevention) is described. Cost-effectiveness studies are also presented. Moderators of outcome, such as guidance and adherence, are discussed. Overall, the findings are promising and support the use of self-help interventions in the treatment of bulimic disorders, across the stages of the care pathway. Less is known about the use of self-help in anorexia nervosa.

Keywords: Binge eating disorder; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorders; Intervention; Review; Self-help.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Anorexia Nervosa / therapy*
Binge-Eating Disorder / therapy
Bulimia Nervosa / therapy*
Humans
Internet-Based Intervention*
Self Care / methods*

Grants and funding

DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom