Ellen E. Fitzsimmons?Craft|Katherine N. Balantekin|Andrea K. Graham|Lauren Smolar|Dan Park|Claire Mysko|Burkhardt Funk|C. Barr Taylor|Denise E. Wilfley
Results of disseminating an online screen for eating disorders across the U.S.: Reach, respondent characteristics, and unmet treatment need
Washington University in St. Louis|University at Buffalo, State University of New York|Northwestern University|National Eating Disorders Association|National Eating Disorders Association|National Eating Disorders Association|Leuphana University of Lüneburg|Stanford University|Palo Alto University|Washington University in St. Louis
treatment gap need receive care eating disorders wide scaling validated online screener makes individuals aware significance symptomsbehaviors crucial first step increasing access care objective current study determine reach disseminating online eating disorder screener partnership national eating disorders association neda well examine probable eating disorder diagnostic risk breakdown adult respondents also assessed receipt treatmentparticipants completed validated eating disorder screen neda website 6 months 2017of 71362 respondents 910 female 577 1824 years 896 nonhispanic 847 white 863 screened positive eating disorder addition 102 screened high risk development eating disorder 34 risk screening positive eating disorder 859 never received treatment 30 currently treatmentthe neda online screen may represent important eating disorder detection tool completed 71000 adult respondents 6 months majority screened positive clinicalsubclinical eating disorder extremely high percentage individuals screening positive eating disorder reported treatment suggests wide treatment gap need offer accessible affordable evidencebased intervention options directly linked screening