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Prevention of eating disorders: 2021 in review.

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This review of 19 prevention-related publications in during 2021 is framed by four models: (1) Mental Health Intervention Spectrum: health promotion → types of prevention → case identification/referral → treatment; (2) the prevention cycle: rationale and theory, shaped by critical reviews → clarifying risk and protective factors → program innovation and feasibility studies → efficacy and effectiveness research → program dissemination; (3) links between disordered eating (DE) and eating disorders (EDs); and (4) Kraemer and Jacobi's criteria for variable, causal risk factors (RFs). Twelve articles demonstrated the strengths and limitations of cross-sectional investigations of RFs for DE and EDs: five explored the role of trauma in activating genetic and psychological RFs (e.g., anxiety and experiential avoidance), while five suggest other variables meriting further evaluation: ergogenic supplement use, "feeling fat," internalized weight bias, food insecurity, and compulsive exercising. One article presents a pilot program that reduced risk factors in a high-risk group: professional ballerinas. Implications of the absence of efficacy, effectiveness, dissemination, and advocacy studies, along with the need to develop tailored programs for various high-risk groups, are discussed.

Year of Publication
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1969
Journal
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Eating disorders
Volume
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30
Issue
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2
Number of Pages
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121-143
Date Published
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1969
ISSN Number
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1064-0266
URL
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10640266.2022.2030882
DOI
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10.1080/10640266.2022.2030882
Short Title
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Eat Disord
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