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Are Adolescent Treatment Studies of Eating Disorders Utilizing Clinically Relevant Samples? A Comparison of RCT and Clinic Treatment-Seeking Youth with Eating Disorders EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW Stiles-Shields, C., Goldschmidt, A. B., Lock, J., Le Grange, D. 2013; 21 (5): 420-424

Abstract

To assess potential selection bias in participant recruitment for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of adolescent eating disorders (EDs), we compared participants recruited for RCTs evaluating psychosocial treatments with individuals seeking fee-for-service outpatient ED treatment [clinic treatment-seeking (CTS)].Participants were 214 adolescents presenting to an outpatient ED research-clinical program (92.1% female; M age?=?15.4?±?1.8?years). ANOVA and chi-square tests assessed differences between CTS participants and those presenting for no-cost treatment through RCTs. A secondary analysis compared RCT participants to participants eligible for the RCTs that opted for fee-for-service treatment.RCT participants had greater baseline ED and general psychopathology (p?

View details for DOI 10.1002/erv.2228

View details for Web of Science ID 000322922700011

View details for PubMedID 23483619