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A Computer-Based Platform for Aiding Clinicians in Eating Disorder Analysis and Diagnosis
Published on: May 10, 2022
Rationale and development of a manualised dietetic intervention for adults undergoing psychological treatment for an
Caitlin M McMaster1, Tracey Wade2, Christopher Basten3
1Boden Collaboration for Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. caitlin.mcmaster@sydney.edu.au.
Purpose:
Due to the current dearth of literature regarding dietetic treatment for patients with an eating disorder (ED), no manualised dietetic interventions exist to enable the testing of dietetic treatments in this population. This paper aims to: (1) describe the rationale and development of a manualised dietetic intervention for adults undergoing concurrent psychological treatment for an ED; and (2) provide an overview of the feasibility testing of this intervention.
Methods:
Current best evidence to date for dietetic treatment in EDs was utilised to develop a manualised dietetic intervention for feasibility testing alongside outpatient psychological 'treatment as usual'.
Results:
The developed intervention consists of five, dietitian-delivered outpatient sessions: (1) getting started; (2) mechanical eating and dietary rules; (3) estimating portion sizes and social eating; (4) maximising your meal plan and meal preparation; and (5) review and treatment planning as well as pre- and post-intervention assessments.
Conclusion:
This paper is intended as a resource for clinicians and researchers in the conduct of future studies examining dietetic treatment for patients with an ED.
Level Of Evidence:
Level V, description of a new manualised, reproducible dietetic intervention.
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