Eating Disorders (Netherlands) Top 10
- Which factors influence the duration of recovery and the possibility of complete recovery?
- Which patient and disorder-related features can be used to provide more personalised treatment?
- Is it more effective to address the eating disorder symptoms first or the underlying problems?
- What is the most effective treatment (and order of treatment) for patients with an eating disorder and a co-morbid disorder?
- Which treatment setting (outpatient, at home, day treatment, inpatient/residential, with or without parents) provides the best treatment outcome?
- How can loved ones contribute to the recovery process of the eating disorder?
- Are there specific risk factors for the development of an eating disorder, and if so, how can prevention target these?
- What is the influence of the quality of the working relationship between the treatment team and the patient on treatment outcome?
- Is it better to use a protocol based on a guideline or to tailor treatment to the individual?
- What causes the need for self-destructive behaviour in patients with an eating disorder?
The following questions were also discussed and put in order of priority at the workshop:
- What is needed to ensure that contacts between clients with eating disorders are helping and not destructive?
- What predicts the development of an eating disorder? Are there distinct signs?
- What is the best way to educate the direct evironment of clients with an eating disorder in order to take away prejudices?
- What is the impact of the shared and non-shared environment on the development of an eating disorder?
- What role do genetic factors play in the development of an eating disorder?
- Which therapies have a positive effect on reducing binge eating in clients with an eating disorder?
- What is the most effective / best treatment for clients with eating disorders?
- What is an effective treatment for men with eating disorders?
- What is the relationship between the eating disorder and the other co-morbid disorder?
- What is the relationship between hormone levels and eating disorders? Is there a lasting hormonal change?
- What influence can type 1 diabetes have on the development of an eating disorder?
- Are eating disorder patients more competitive than their peers?