“FREED instils a bit of hope in the eating disorder community… that things can change.”

An investigation of clinician views on implementation facilitators and challenges from the rapid scaling of the First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders programme

Bibliographic Data

ID17801246
AuthorsLucy Hyam (0000-0003-1857-2106, King's College London, corresponding author), Olivia Yeadon-Ray (King's College London), Katie Richards (0000-0003-3826-6317, King's College London), Amy Semple, Karina Allen (0000-0003-2896-6459, National Health Service), Jill Owens, Aileen Jackson, Laura Semple, Danielle Glennon (0000-0002-0704-8619, National Health Service), Giulia Di Clemente (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust), Jess Griffiths (National Health Service), Regan Mills (0000-0002-4320-1094, King's College London), Ulrike Schmidt (0000-0003-3761-2804, National Health Service)
Year2024
Volume15
Pages1327328-1327328
Publication date2024-03-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1327328
PMID38596636
OpenAlexW4393197259
LanguageEN
References cited6

The FREED model appears to be desirable to clinical staff. Wider team and managerial support was perceived to be particularly important to its successful implementation, as were the national network and supervision. Key areas of complexity include staffing issues and high ED acuity/prevalence. These barriers to implementation need to be managed and investment continued to expand and improve early intervention for EDs further

Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Sociology · Staffing · Thematic analysis · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology

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