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Sub-theme: Individuals with Eating Disorders’ Perspective of Barriers to Care and Unhelpful Experiences
- In the literature, individuals with eating disorders considered primary healthcare the most appropriate and opportunistic setting to diagnose eating disorders and intervene in the first instance.
- However, the health professionals in primary care settings were reported as resenting challenges and difficulties at the early stages of help-seeking. Individuals with eating disorders reported lack of eating disorder experience, understanding and knowledge among primary care professionals, particularly among GPs, practice nurses and social workers.
- Frequent failure to detect eating disorder symptoms and provide a timely diagnosis was described.
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Updated 2022-05-07
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Clinical Practice of Psychology
Feeding and Eating Disorders
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Sub-theme: Individuals with Eating Disorders’ Perspective of Barriers to Care and Unhelpful Experiences
Sub-theme: Family/Friends’ Perspective of Barriers to Care and Unhelpful Experiences
Sub-theme: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspective of Barriers to Care and Unhelpful Experiences
Sub-theme: Utilizing the Primary Care Setting