Help seeking and satisfaction with care in 641 women with eating disorders. I. Patterns of utilization, attributed change, and perceived efficacy of treatment.
Help-seeking patterns and satisfaction with care were described by 641 women with eating disorders participating in a national magazine survey. Between 60.6% and 92.9% of respondents in three diagnostic groups sought professional treatment. Professional treatments most often entered were individual psychotherapy (52.9%), behavioral therapy (28.0%), group therapy (24.6%), and nutritional therapy (18.6%). Treatments were generally seen as helping "a little." Only bulimic anorexia nervosa respondents perceived any interventions to be more harmful than helpful, specifically Overeaters Anonymous and self-help groups, both nonprofessional interventions. Caregivers selected as "experts" regarding eating disorders were rated as more efficacious than others, helping "a little" to "somewhat."
Yager
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Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine.
Landsverk
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Edelstein
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D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000628:therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002032:Bulimia / Q000628:therapy; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003376:Counseling; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group