Risk factors for eating disorders: findings from a rapid review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Risk factors represent a range of complex variables associated with the onset, development, and course of eating disorders. Understanding these risk factors is vital for the refinement of aetiological models, which may inform the development of targeted, evidence-based prevention, early intervention, and treatment programs. This Rapid Review aimed to identify and summarise research studies conducted within the last 12 years, focusing on risk factors associated with eating disorders.

Methods

The current review forms part of a series of Rapid Reviews to be published in a special issue in the Journal of Eating Disorders, funded by the Australian Government to inform the development of the National Eating Disorder Research and Translation Strategy 2021-2031. Three dat

SUBMITTER: Barakat S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9847054 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature