05/04/24

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

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.

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