RESHAPE Study Key Takeaways on Eating Disorders
Duration: 34 mins
Publication Date: 26 Feb 2024
Next Review Date: 26 Feb 2027
DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26478
Description
In this ‘RESHAPE Study’ series episode, Professor Tamsin Ford and Clara Faria explore the findings from the ‘National Study of Health and Wellbeing: Children and Young People’ as they relate to eating disorders, and why these findings are important. The ‘RESHAPE Study’ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the RESHAPE study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers, and mental health professionals.
Learning Objectives
1. The National Survey Study design and the methods used to measure the number of children and young people with eating disorders.
2. The correlation between an increase in population-level prevalence of eating disorders and help seeking.
3. The increase in waiting times following the COVID-19 pandemic and the unmet needs of children and young people with eating disorders.
4. Recommendations for commissioners and how we can ensure early identification of eating disorders.
5. The importance of ensuring boys and men are not overlooked.
6. Recommendations for future interventions and how to improve medical education around eating disorders.
