title: [Should we use new media in the treatment of eating disorders?].
abstract: The use of information and communication technologies ("e-mental health") has been suggested for the prevention and treatment of eating disorders as an addition to conventional treatment approaches. Guided internet-based self-help programs can be viewed as evidence-based treatment options for bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED) based on existing controlled studies. They represent an option within a stepped-care treatment approach and as relapse prevention after inpatient treatment. Additional fields of application for e-mental health in eating disorders are prevention and early intervention as well as carers' support.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Zwaan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D056912:Binge-Eating Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000628:therapy; D061345:Early Medical Intervention; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D061108:Social Media