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    Peer mentoring for eating disorders: evaluation of a pilot program.

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    Beveridge, J; Phillipou, A; Edwards, K; Hobday, A; Hilton, K; Wyett, C; Saw, A; Graham, G; Castle, D; Brennan, L; ...
    Date
    2018
    Source Title
    Pilot and Feasibility Studies
    Publisher
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Castle, David; Phillipou, Andrea; Newton, John
    Affiliation
    Psychiatry
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    Journal Article
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    Beveridge, J., Phillipou, A., Edwards, K., Hobday, A., Hilton, K., Wyett, C., Saw, A., Graham, G., Castle, D., Brennan, L., Harrison, P., de Gier, R., Warren, N., Hanly, F., Torrens-Witherow, B., Newton, J. R. & Steering group committee (2018). Peer mentoring for eating disorders: evaluation of a pilot program.. Pilot Feasibility Stud, 4 (1), pp.75-. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0268-6.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/255020
    DOI
    10.1186/s40814-018-0268-6
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    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5934861
    Abstract
    Background: Eating disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses that are often associated with poor quality of life and low long-term recovery rates. Peer mentor programs have been found to improve psychiatric symptoms and quality of life in other mental illnesses, and a small number of studies have suggested that eating disorder patients may benefit from such programs. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of a peer mentor program for individuals with eating disorders in terms of improving symptomatology and quality of life. Methods: Up to 30 individuals with a past history of an eating disorder will be recruited to mentor 30 individuals with a current eating disorder. Mentoring will involve 13 sessions (held approximately every 2 weeks), of up to 3 h each, over 6 months. Discussion: This pilot proof-of-concept feasibility study will inform the efficacy of a peer mentoring program on improving eating disorder symptomatology and quality of life, and will inform future randomised controlled trials. Trial registration: Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registration Number: ACTRN12617001412325. The date of registration (retrospective): 05/10/2017.

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