Results of disseminating an online screen for eating disorders across the U.S.: Reach, respondent characteristics, and unmet treatment need.
Ellen E Fitzsimmons-CraftKatherine N BalantekinAndrea K GrahamLauren SmolarDan ParkClaire MyskoBurkhardt FunkC Barr TaylorDenise E WilfleyPublished in: The International journal of eating disorders (2019)
The NEDA online screen may represent an important eating disorder detection tool, as it was completed by >71,000 adult respondents over just 6 months, the majority of whom screened positive for a clinical/subclinical eating disorder. The extremely high percentage of individuals screening positive for an eating disorder who reported not being in treatment suggests a wide treatment gap and the need to offer accessible, affordable, evidence-based intervention options, directly linked with screening.