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Adolescents and young adults engaged with pro-eating disorder social media: eating disorder and comorbid psychopathology, health care utilization, treatment barriers, and opinions on harnessing technology for treatment.

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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine exposure (i.e., seeing, following, posting) to body image content emphasizing a thin ideal on various social media platforms and probable eating disorder (ED) diagnoses, ED-related quality of life, and psychiatric comorbidities (i.e., depression, anxiety) among adolescents and young adult females recruited via social media who endorsed viewing and/or posting pro-ED online content. We also investigated health care utilization, treatment barriers, and opinions on harnessing technology for treatment.

Year of Publication
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2019
Journal
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Eating and weight disorders : EWD
Date Published
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2019
ISSN Number
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1124-4909
URL
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40519-019-00808-3
DOI
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10.1007/s40519-019-00808-3
Short Title
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Eat Weight Disord
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