It is thought that 9% of the population globally are living with some form of eating disorder. While this is such a large proportion of the population, there is still a lot of stigma surrounding these conditions. This results in discriminatory actions and attitudes towards people who are living with eating disorders, on both a personal and public level. Mental health stigma has a number of harmful impacts such as reduced hope, lower self-esteem, increased psychiatric symptoms, difficulty with social relationships, and reduced likelihood of getting or staying with treatment.
This Research Topic aims to showcase evidence on why the stigma surrounding eating disorders is so detrimental to those living with it. It hopes to provide insights to research and interventions on how this stigma can be tackled and awareness raised, in the hope that the research presented will translate to best practice applications in clinical, public health, and policy settings.
We invite researchers to submit a range of articles including but not limited to original research articles, reviews, meta-analyses, opinions, perspectives, and case reports to provide new evidence on the following:
- Harmful impacts of stigma on people living with eating disorders.
- Interventions on reducing stigma surrounding eating disorders.
- Health promotion in eating disorders.
- Interventions in raising awareness for eating disorders
Dr. Rahul Kashyap would like to declare that he gets paid for consulting from - EmTruth (blockchain technology company) on NSF grant and have shares of a startup- SemperCentrum (cardiac rehabilitation company). No other Topic Editors have declared any conflict of interest.
It is thought that 9% of the population globally are living with some form of eating disorder. While this is such a large proportion of the population, there is still a lot of stigma surrounding these conditions. This results in discriminatory actions and attitudes towards people who are living with eating disorders, on both a personal and public level. Mental health stigma has a number of harmful impacts such as reduced hope, lower self-esteem, increased psychiatric symptoms, difficulty with social relationships, and reduced likelihood of getting or staying with treatment.
This Research Topic aims to showcase evidence on why the stigma surrounding eating disorders is so detrimental to those living with it. It hopes to provide insights to research and interventions on how this stigma can be tackled and awareness raised, in the hope that the research presented will translate to best practice applications in clinical, public health, and policy settings.
We invite researchers to submit a range of articles including but not limited to original research articles, reviews, meta-analyses, opinions, perspectives, and case reports to provide new evidence on the following:
- Harmful impacts of stigma on people living with eating disorders.
- Interventions on reducing stigma surrounding eating disorders.
- Health promotion in eating disorders.
- Interventions in raising awareness for eating disorders
Dr. Rahul Kashyap would like to declare that he gets paid for consulting from - EmTruth (blockchain technology company) on NSF grant and have shares of a startup- SemperCentrum (cardiac rehabilitation company). No other Topic Editors have declared any conflict of interest.