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Agreed! Funding for additional research is needed in order to better inform treatment interventions. @EDCoalition encourages @NIH and @NIMHgov to increase their commitment to eating disorders research. #AEDchat
A8. 4/6 Of course, we need more rigorous RCTs that test the effectiveness of various therapeutic and medical interventions among the adolescent male population. #AEDchat
A8. 6/6 Lastly, we also need more understanding of the potential adverse health outcomes of appearance and performance enhancing drugs and substances (APEDS), as these are commonly used among adolescent males. Those are just a few ideas. #AEDchat
A8. 5/6 We need more research to identify nutrition and refeeding guidelines for adolescent males who engage in muscularity-oriented disordered eating. #AEDchat
A8. 4/6 Of course, we need more rigorous RCTs that test the effectiveness of various therapeutic and medical interventions among the adolescent male population. #AEDchat
A8. 3/6 We also need to develop more knowledge on eating disorders among racially and ethnically diverse, and sexual and gender minority, adolescent males. Current research continues to indicate that eating disorder behaviors are more prevalent in these populations. #AEDchat
A8. 2/6 We need to develop more effective measures that are valid and have fidelity across adolescent male populations. @DrStuartBMurray et al. just published a new measure assessing muscularity that I would encourage everyone to check out: https://t.co/rVzTbBdn8j #AEDchat
Bryn Austin @HarvardSTRIPED, current AED President, has written about this: Accelerating progress in eating disorders prevention: a call for policy translation research and training
https://t.co/3UWagtm3T8
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A7. 2/2 We adapted this approach to encourage an iterative process to develop the treatment guidelines through a series of peer-review, application, and study to assess the effectiveness of the treatment guidelines. #AEDchat
A7. 1/2 A strategic science approach (https://t.co/sfZjZ1XKHC) aims to influence policy through research. It is an approach that aims to include stakeholders and/or policymakers in the research process. #AEDchat
@aedweb is a member of the @EDCoalition, which advocated to include eating disorders in this legislation. Learn more about them at https://t.co/tu8EL148j2 #aedchat
A6. 6/6 Of course, calling for and developing the medical treatment guidelines is focused primarily on the second provision. #AEDchat
A6. 5/6 Finally, there is clarification of existing treatment parity rules for eating disorders treatment. #AEDchat
A6. 4/6 Second, Education & Training on Eating Disorders, which aims to identify model programs and materials for educating and training medical professionals on how to best assess and treat eating disorders. #AEDchat
A6. 3/6 Also, advancing public awareness on the types, seriousness, prevalence, signs and symptoms, and means to intervene and treat eating disorders. #AEDchat
A6. 2/6 First, Information & Awareness on Eating Disorders, which aims to update fact sheets, resources, and research information available to the public through the website of the National Women’s Health Information Center. #AEDchat
A6. 1/6 This Act (https://t.co/stFTcugflL) was signed into law by @BarackObama in 2016 and is the first federal legislation to address eating disorders. There are 3 main provisions in the bill that involve eating disorders. #AEDchat
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