05/04/24
This study explores clinician perspectives on the implementation of the First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders (FREED) service
26/03/24
This study investigates the experiences of adopting, implementing, and sustaining an early intervention for eating disorders model
18/01/24
This study explored the experiences of staff from the Academic Health Science Networks in the national roll-out of FREED
20/12/22
This paper gives an overview of the EDIFY programme, including our research questions and the methods for our six workstreams
25/11/22
This paper provides an overview of the evidence base for early intervention for eating disorders and gives recommendations for progressing early intervention in this field
09/11/22
This paper investigates the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a new cognitive behavioural theory based prevention programme designed to reduce the risk of developing an eating disorder, in a sample of female university students in Turkey.
21/10/22
This study analyses data from three FREED services spanning 2019 to 2021 to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on referral numbers, diagnostic mix, and symptom severity in eating disorders early intervention services.
19/06/22
This study used secondary analysis of three randomised controlled trials to explore possible associations between eating disorder related psychopathology and carers' responses to anorexia nervosa symptoms in adolescents.
07/07/21
This paper is a qualitative exploration of the perspectives of university staff and students on online prevention programmes and their implementation.
07/05/21
This study evaluated fidelity to the FREED service model during the multi-centre FREED-Up study to understand how FREED is implemented.
29/03/21
This paper describes the FREED-Up study, which assesses the scalability of the First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders (FREED) service model, using a multi-centre quasi-experimental design, comparing patient outcomes before and after FREED implementation.
09/01/21
This paper validates the use of the Psychological Outcome Profiles (PSYCHLOPS), as an individualised patient reported outcome measure that allows patients to specify their own outcomes.
06/01/21
This paper used qualitative data from 103 participants to explore their experience of FREED, an early intervention service model and care pathway for young people with eating disorders.
28/10/20
This paper assessed the impact of the First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders (FREED) service model on duration of untreated eating disorder in a multi-centre study using a quasi-experimental design,
03/09/20
This study aimed to explore attitudes towards eating disorder symptom in emerging adults through semi-structured interviews and their implications in help-seeking behaviour.
23/06/20
This is a systematic review assessing the average duration of untreated eating disorder (DUED) in help-seeking populations at the time of first eating disorder treatment, and investigating the relationship between DUED and clinical outcomes.
16/02/20
This paper outlines the development, scaling and implementation of FREED with reference to reach, effectiveness/efficacy, adoption, implementation, and maintenance,
01/11/19
This paper outlines the protocol for a scoping review of emerging literature on early intervention services for non-psychotic mental health disorders.
15/10/19
This paper describes the 2-year outcomes of a first episode rapid early intervention for eating disorders (FREED) service, comparing outcomes with those previously seen before the implementation of FREED.
15/03/18
This paper details the protocol for a two-arm, parallel group randomised controlled trial aiming to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a web-based transdiagnostic mental health problem prevention programme (PLUS) across several universities in four countries.
27/02/18
This paper describes the study protocol for the economic evaluation of the studies that form the ICare programme of internet-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of a range of mental health problems.