title: The Research Directions Survey: patient and parent perspectives of eating disorder research.
abstract: Seventy-two patients and parents completed the "Research Directions Survey" (RDS), consisting of an open-ended question and four rank-ordered lists. The RDS was designed to examine aspects of eating disorders (ED) that these individuals perceive as priorities for future research. The top three themes emerging from the open-ended question were treatment, family dynamics, and motivation for recovery. In the four ranking questions, respondents indicated low self-esteem, weight-related comments, body image distortions, and individual psychotherapy as most important for future research. This paper discusses the implications of our findings and directions for future research in ED.
authors.affiliation: British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Children and Women's Health Centre of BC, B429 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada. nwitton@cw.bc.ca
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Witton
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leichner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sandhu-Sahota
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Filippelli
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015588:Observer Variation; D010290:Parents; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012106:Research; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires