What prevents young adults from seeking help? Barriers toward help-seeking for eating disorder symptomatology.
Kathina AliDaniel B FassnachtLouise FarrerElizabeth RiegerJohannes FeldhegeMarkus MoessnerKathleen M GriffithsStephanie BauerPublished in: The International journal of eating disorders (2020)
The findings highlight the need to educate young adults about the severity of eating disorders and the importance of seeking help, and to increase the awareness of help-seeking barriers among those designing public health interventions as well as clinicians. Our findings suggest that help-seeking barriers may differ depending on the type of eating disorder symptomology.