Not niche: eating disorders as an example in the dangers of overspecialisation

Ann F. Haynos; Amy H. Egbert; Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft; Cheri A. Levinson; Jessica L. Schleider

doi:10.1192/bjp.2023.160

Not niche: eating disorders as an example in the dangers of overspecialisation

Ann F. Haynos
, Amy H. Egbert
, Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft
, Cheri A. Levinson
, Jessica L. Schleider

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Abstract

Labelling specific psychiatric concerns as ‘niche’ topics relegated to specialty journals obstructs high-quality research and clinical care for these issues. Despite their severity, eating disorders are under-represented in high-impact journals, underfunded, and under-addressed in psychiatric training. We provide recommendations to stimulate broad knowledge dissemination for under-acknowledged, yet severe, psychiatric disorders.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	82-85
Number of pages	4
Journal	British Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	224
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2023.160
State	Published - Mar 15 2024

Keywords

Feeding or eating disorders
anorexia nervosa
bulimia nervosa
comorbidity
education and training

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