preserves health and minimizes deleterious effects of disordered-eating behaviors (DEBs) and EDs. In this discussion, best practices for treatment of athletes with DEBs and EDs are summarized including the structure of a multidisciplinary treatment team (MDTT) and key components of ED treatment including
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Jenny H. Conviser, Amanda Schlitzer Tierney, and Riley Nickols
Laura K. Fewell, Riley Nickols, Amanda Schlitzer Tierney, and Cheri A. Levinson
weight restoration goals. A primary motivation for many athletes in ED treatment recovery is to be able to return to their sport ( Arthur-Cameselle & Quatromoni, 2014 ) and athletes and coaches believe that training is key to attaining or maintaining enhanced sport performance ( Bompa, 1983 ). Therefore
Laura K. Fewell, Riley Nickols, Amanda Schlitzer Tierney, and Cheri A. Levinson
informing ED treatment and recovery in general. ED Symptoms in Athletes and Non-Athletes Studies comparing athletes to non-athletes in the context of ED and related measures are sparse. Several studies have found that athletes have significantly fewer ED symptoms and less body image disturbance than non
Jessyca N. Arthur-Cameselle and Molly Curcio
is only effective for roughly 50 to 70% of individuals with EDs (e.g., Keel & Brown, 2010 ). For those with Anorexia Nervosa (AN), there may even be strong reluctance to recover ( Nordbø et al., 2012 ), yet it is clear that motivation and readiness for change predicts success in ED treatment
Julie Freedman, Sally Hage, and Paula A. Quatromoni
attuning to any potential conflict of interest when deciding whether the infrastructure or the role of a staff psychologist or nutritionist inside athletics is well suited to ED treatment work or whether the athlete may be best served by a referral to an outside specialist embedded within a larger
Taylor K. Wise
psychologist, or anyone else on the ED treatment team b. Pattern 2 : Coaches, teammates, or other third party individuals should contact the athletic trainer and/or physician about student-athlete DE concerns. The athletic trainer/physician should gather specific information regarding the behavior of the
A.P. (Karin) de Bruin and Raôul R.D. Oudejans
. Participants Following Sundgot-Borgen et al. ( 2003 ), only athletes who had received ED treatment were included, leaving eight athletes in the present sample. Participants were elite women athletes between 18 and 33 years of age, who participated during their active sports career at the (inter)national level
