Katherine Schaumberg1, Elisabeth Welch2, Lauren Breithaupt2,3, Christopher Hübel2,4, Jessica H Baker1, Melissa A Munn-Chernoff1, Zeynep Yilmaz1, Stefan Ehrlich5,6, Linda Mustelin1,7, Ata Ghaderi8, Andrew J Hardaway1, Emily C Bulik-Sullivan9, Anna M Hedman2, Andreas Jangmo2, Ida A K Nilsson10,11, Camilla Wiklund2, Shuyang Yao2, Maria Seidel5,6, Cynthia M Bulik1,2,12. 1. Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 2. Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. 3. Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA. 4. MRC Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK. 5. Division of Psychological and Social Medicine and Developmental Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany. 6. Eating Disorder Treatment and Research Center, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany. 7. Department of Public Health and Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland FIMM, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. 8. Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. 9. Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 10. Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. 11. Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. 12. Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: In 2015, the Academy for Eating Disorders collaborated with international patient, advocacy, and parent organizations to craft the 'Nine Truths About Eating Disorders'. This document has been translated into over 30 languages and has been distributed globally to replace outdated and erroneous stereotypes about eating disorders with factual information. In this paper, we review the state of the science supporting the 'Nine Truths'. METHODS: The literature supporting each of the 'Nine Truths' was reviewed, summarized and richly annotated. RESULTS: Most of the 'Nine Truths' arise from well-established foundations in the scientific literature. Additional evidence is required to further substantiate some of the assertions in the document. Future investigations are needed in all areas to deepen our understanding of eating disorders, their causes and their treatments. CONCLUSIONS: The 'Nine Truths About Eating Disorders' is a guiding document to accelerate global dissemination of accurate and evidence-informed information about eating disorders.
OBJECTIVE: In 2015, the Academy for Eating Disorders collaborated with international patient, advocacy, and parent organizations to craft the 'Nine Truths About Eating Disorders'. This document has been translated into over 30 languages and has been distributed globally to replace outdated and erroneous stereotypes about eating disorders with factual information. In this paper, we review the state of the science supporting the 'Nine Truths'. METHODS: The literature supporting each of the 'Nine Truths' was reviewed, summarized and richly annotated. RESULTS: Most of the 'Nine Truths' arise from well-established foundations in the scientific literature. Additional evidence is required to further substantiate some of the assertions in the document. Future investigations are needed in all areas to deepen our understanding of eating disorders, their causes and their treatments. CONCLUSIONS: The 'Nine Truths About Eating Disorders' is a guiding document to accelerate global dissemination of accurate and evidence-informed information about eating disorders.
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