Understanding treatment delay: Perceived barriers preventing treatment-seeking for eating disorders.
Amber HamiltonDeborah MitchisonChristopher BastenSusan ByrneMandy GoldsteinPhillipa J HayGabriella HerucChristopher ThorntonStephen TouyzPublished in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2021)
Findings suggest that individuals with eating disorders face substantial delays in accessing appropriate treatment and that latency to treatment-seeking is often magnified for counter-stereotypical eating disorder presentations. Further research is required to investigate other factors contributing to this delay.