Functional Impact of Eating Disorders to Inform Rehabilitation | Dr. Rachel Presskreischer | $58,756
Understanding the Functional Impact of Eating Disorders to Inform Rehabilitation 2025 Award: $58,756 Eating disorders can have devastating impacts on school, work, and relationships similar to the impacts of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other severe psychiatric illness. While interventions exist to address these effects for people with other psychiatric conditions, there are currently no interventions tailored specifically to the needs of individuals with eating disorders. In this study we will gain insight into the nature of challenges in these areas directly from both people with eating disorders and caregivers or partners to inform the design of future interventions. Need/Problem: Adults with eating disorders can have impairment in educational attainment, employment, social relationships, and health-related quality of life. While psychiatric rehabilitation interventions have been designed to address these challenges for people with other psychiatric illnesses, there are no targeted interventions [...]