Publications

15/04/24

A novel whole-team training programme for adult eating disorder services in England: rationale, development and preliminary evaluation

This paper describes the development and evaluation of the Eating Disorder Services for Adults (EDSA) whole-team training course.

05/04/24

Clinician perspectives of the implementation of an early intervention service for eating disorders in England: a mixed method study

This study explores clinician perspectives on the implementation of the First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders (FREED) service

26/03/24

“FREED instils a bit of hope in the eating disorder community… that things can change.”: an investigation of clinician views on implementation facilitators and challenges from the rapid scaling of the First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for EDs

This study investigates the experiences of adopting, implementing, and sustaining an early intervention for eating disorders model

18/03/24

Established and emerging treatments for eating disorders

This review outlines some of the most promising emerging treatment modalities for eating disorders

22/02/24

How young people perceive change to occur in family therapy for anorexia nervosa: a qualitative study

This study aimed to understand how young people experience family therapy for anorexia nervosa

01/02/24

Machine learning models for diagnosis and risk prediction in eating disorders, depression, and alcohol use disorder

This study uses machine learning models to explore diagnostic and risk prediction markers for eating disorders (EDs), major depressive disorder (MDD), and alcohol use disorder (AUD)

18/01/24

“Early intervention isn't an option, it's a necessity”: learning from implementation facilitators and challenges from the rapid scaling of an early intervention eating disorders programme in England

This study explored the experiences of staff from the Academic Health Science Networks in the national roll-out of FREED

05/12/23

A Narrative Review of Early Intervention for Eating Disorders: Barriers and Facilitators

This review explores barriers to and facilitators of early intervention for EDs

09/11/23

Clinical staging across eating disorders: a scoping review protocol

This paper describes the protocol for a scoping review on the evidence in relation to illness staging for EDs

03/11/23

Management of fraudulent participants in online research: Practical recommendations from a randomized controlled feasibility trial

This paper outlines strategies for detecting and managing fraudulent participants in online research

24/10/23

A scoping review of psychological interventions and outcomes for avoidant and restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)

This paper reviews psychological interventions for avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).

19/10/23

An overview and investigation of relapse predictors in anorexia nervosa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

This review explored predictors of recovery and relapse in anorexia nervosa

19/09/23

The effectiveness and cultural adaptations of psychological interventions for eating disorders in East Asia: A systematic scoping review

This review explores adaptations of eating disorder-focused psychological interventions in East Asia

09/08/23

'Physically it was fine, I'd eat what normal people do. But it's never like this in my head': A qualitative diary study of daily experiences of life in recovery from an eating disorder

This study describes daily experiences of living in recovery from an ED

13/05/23

A UK-wide survey of healthcare professionals' awareness, knowledge and skills of the impact of food insecurity on eating disorder treatment.

This exploratory, mixed-methods study explored healthcare professionals' knowledge, skills, and views of food insecurity in their patients, revealing important future directions both for research and clinical practice.

11/02/23

Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation in children and young people with psychiatric disorders: a systematic review.

This review examines the current evidence base for transcranial direct current stimulation (a brain-directed treatment) in children and young people across different psychiatric disorders.

20/12/22

EDIFY (Eating Disorders: Delineating Illness and Recovery Trajectories to Inform Personalised Prevention and Early Intervention in Young People): project outline

This paper gives an overview of the EDIFY programme, including our research questions and the methods for our six workstreams

EDIFY papers

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