Perceived barriers and facilitators towards help-seeking for eating disorders: A systematic review

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 9-21

  Ali, Kathina ^a   Farrer, Louise ^a   Fassnacht, Daniel B ^b   Gulliver, Amelia ^a   Bauer, Stephanie ^c   Griffiths, Kathleen M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

mental health; prevention and early intervention; treatment seeking; young people at risk

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; DENIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH STATUS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHAME; STIGMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA;

DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SHAME; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84994297224     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.22598     Document Type: Review

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