OBJECTIVE: Previous research suggests that men with eating disorders are less likely to seek treatment than are women. Given stereotypes linked to eating disorders, men may be less likely to recognize when they have an eating disorder, which could act as a barrier to treatment-seeking. METHOD: The current study examined differences in self-recognition and treatment-seeking behavior by gender, controlling for other covariates, in participants with probable DSM-5 eating disorders drawn from a larger community-based sample. RESULTS: Being female and self-recognition were both associated with increased likelihood of treatment-seeking while accounting for other potential covariates, including race/ethnicity, age, BMI, and comorbid disorders. DISCUSSION: Results indicate that self-recognition is a barrier to seeking treatment for both genders and does not account for help-seeking differences between women and men. Findings have implications for interventions to address barriers to treatment-seeking for eating disorders.
OBJECTIVE: Previous research suggests that men with eating disorders are less likely to seek treatment than are women. Given stereotypes linked to eating disorders, men may be less likely to recognize when they have an eating disorder, which could act as a barrier to treatment-seeking. METHOD: The current study examined differences in self-recognition and treatment-seeking behavior by gender, controlling for other covariates, in participants with probable DSM-5 eating disorders drawn from a larger community-based sample. RESULTS: Being female and self-recognition were both associated with increased likelihood of treatment-seeking while accounting for other potential covariates, including race/ethnicity, age, BMI, and comorbid disorders. DISCUSSION: Results indicate that self-recognition is a barrier to seeking treatment for both genders and does not account for help-seeking differences between women and men. Findings have implications for interventions to address barriers to treatment-seeking for eating disorders.
Authors: Ellen E Fitzsimmons-Craft; Katherine N Balantekin; Dawn M Eichen; Andrea K Graham; Grace E Monterubio; Shiri Sadeh-Sharvit; Neha J Goel; Rachael E Flatt; Kristina Saffran; Anna M Karam; Marie-Laure Firebaugh; Mickey Trockel; C Barr Taylor; Denise E Wilfley Journal: Int J Eat Disord Date: 2019-07-03 Impact factor: 4.861
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Authors: Ellen E Fitzsimmons-Craft; Anna M Karam; Grace E Monterubio; C Barr Taylor; Denise E Wilfley Journal: Curr Psychiatry Rep Date: 2019-09-14 Impact factor: 5.285
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Authors: Ellen E Fitzsimmons-Craft; Katherine N Balantekin; Andrea K Graham; Bianca DePietro; Olivia Laing; Marie-Laure Firebaugh; Lauren Smolar; Dan Park; Claire Mysko; Burkhardt Funk; C Barr Taylor; Denise E Wilfley Journal: Int J Eat Disord Date: 2020-06-16 Impact factor: 4.861