title: The economics of eating disorder treatment.
abstract: Illness-associated costs are a major concern in eating disorders (ED). Economic aspects of (ED) have been an area receiving research attention. In the last three years a number of studies have been completed, including studies examining national costs of ED; third party payer costs for ED treatment; societal costs of ED; and cost effectiveness analysis of specific treatments. Additionally, some work has been done to model costs associated with ED prevention efforts. A number of further cost effectiveness analyses are planned. This area will be a fertile one for continued study.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota Medical School, F282/2A West, 2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA, Crowx002@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crow
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000191:economics