Chapter 5. Evidence-Based Practice for Treatment of Eating Disorders

SUMMARY. The purpose of this chapter is to review the status of evidence-based practice (EBP) for the treatment of students with eating disorders in university and college counseling centers. Several issues affecting the application of the research findings to service delivery for eating disordered students will be addressed. These include discussion of EBP research paradigms, populations studied, treatment interventions selected, other salient variables examined, utilization of appropriate assessment indices and meaningful outcome measures, and multicultural considerations. EBP relevant guidelines, implications and suggestions for future directions in college mental health are presented. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: Website:  2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.]