A national survey of eating disorder training

• Published in: The International journal of eating disorders Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 443 - 445
• Main Authors: Mahr, Fauzia, Farahmand, Pantea, Bixler, Edward O., Domen, Ronald E, Moser, Eileen M., Nadeem, Tania, Levine, Rachel L., Halmi, Katherine A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2015; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Curricula; Curriculum - statistics & numerical data; Eating disorders; Family Health - education; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Females; Humans; Internal Medicine - education; Internship and Residency - statistics & numerical data; national survey; Needs; Pediatrics - education; Polls & surveys; Psychiatry - education; Surveys and Questionnaires; Training; United States; United States; national survey; training; eating disorders

ABSTRACT Objective Eating disorders (EDs) result in the highest mortality rate of all psychiatric disorders, and in the United States, approximately one in twenty females suffers from an eating disorder. However, training provided within residency programs to address the needs of these patients is s...