TY - JOUR
T1 - Medical Providers' Self Perceived Knowledge and Skills for Working With Eating Disorders
T2 - A National Survey
AU - Linville, Deanna
AU - Brown, Tiffany
AU - O'Neil, Maya
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Research indicates that individuals suffering from an eating disorder (ED) consult their general practitioners more frequently than those without an eating disorder (Mond, Myers, Crosby, Hay, & Mitchell, 2010). However, little is known about medical providers' existing knowledge of and training in ED detection, intervention, and treatment. This study aimed to examine national medical providers' self-perceived knowledge, skills, and needs around eating disorder screening and intervention strategies. Utilizing survey design, a randomized sample of national medical providers responded to a 23-question survey. Sixty-eight percent of respondents indicated that they did not think to screen for an eating disorder because it was not the presenting concern and nearly 59% of providers did not feel like they had the skills necessary to intervene with eating disorders. Training implications and future research directions are discussed.
AB - Research indicates that individuals suffering from an eating disorder (ED) consult their general practitioners more frequently than those without an eating disorder (Mond, Myers, Crosby, Hay, & Mitchell, 2010). However, little is known about medical providers' existing knowledge of and training in ED detection, intervention, and treatment. This study aimed to examine national medical providers' self-perceived knowledge, skills, and needs around eating disorder screening and intervention strategies. Utilizing survey design, a randomized sample of national medical providers responded to a 23-question survey. Sixty-eight percent of respondents indicated that they did not think to screen for an eating disorder because it was not the presenting concern and nearly 59% of providers did not feel like they had the skills necessary to intervene with eating disorders. Training implications and future research directions are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/10640266.2012.635557
DO - 10.1080/10640266.2012.635557
M3 - Article
C2 - 22188056
AN - SCOPUS:84855424696
SN - 1064-0266
VL - 20
SP - 1
EP - 13
JO - Eating Disorders
JF - Eating Disorders
IS - 1
ER -