Managing adolescent eating disorders in primary care: a qualitative study of provider perspectives
This study adds to the limited literature on the experiences of PCPs in identifying and managing EDs in adolescents. Future research can develop and evaluate strategies for integrating ED screening measures and interventions into PCP workflows, as well as targeted, asynchronous ED training programs for PCPs.
Authors
- Catherine R. Drury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3177-0433)
- Pooja Mittal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2156-1419)
- Amanda E. Downey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5206-7798)
- Siena Vendlinski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0577-727X)
- Erin C. Accurso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5521-6381)
- Peyton Crest
Institutions
- Rhodes College (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of South Florida (US)
- Woodland Hills Medical Center (US)
- University of San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Eating Disorders
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01412-w
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences