Design and methods of the Longitudinal Eating Disorders Assessment Project research consortium for veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Military service members must maintain a certain body mass index and body fat percentage. Due to weight-loss pressures, some service members may resort to unhealthy behaviors that place them at risk for the development of an eating disorder (ED).

Objectives

To understand the scope and impact of EDs in military service members and veterans, we formed the Longitudinal Eating Disorders Assessment Project (LEAP) Consortium. LEAP aims to develop novel screening, assessment, classification, and treatment tools for veterans and military members with a focus on EDs and internalizing psychopathology.

Methods

We recruited two independent nationally representative samples of post-9/11 veterans who were separated from service within the past year. Study 1 was a four-

SUBMITTER: Forbush KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10242201 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature