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Duration of untreated eating disorder and relationship to outcomes: A systematic review of the literature.

Amelia AustinMichaela FlynnKatie RichardsJohn HodsollTiago Antunes DuartePaul RobinsonJonathan KellyUlrike H Schmidt
Published in: European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association (2020)
Data on length of DUED provide a benchmark for early intervention in EDs. Preliminary evidence suggests DUED may be a modifiable factor influencing outcomes in EDs. To accurately determine the role of DUED, definition and measurement must be uniformly operationalised. Highlights This systematic review is the first to examine duration of untreated eating disorder (DUED) across different eating disorders. Definitions and measurement of DUED and its components vary considerably between studies. Across different eating disorders average DUED weighted by sample size ranges from approximately two and a half years (for anorexia nervosa) to nearly 6 years (for binge eating disorder). DUED appears to be related to age such that younger patients have shorter DUED.
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