Primary prevention of eating disorders: Might it do more harm than good?

International Journal of Eating DisordersPublished 1 September 1997

Jacqueline C. Carter, Donald A. Stewart, Valerie Dunn, Christopher G. Fairburn

DOI10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199709)22:2<167::aid-eat8>3.0.co;2-d

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Findings suggest that the intervention had been counterproductive since it led to an increase in dietary restraint, and imply that school-based prevention programs may do more harm than good.

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These findings suggest that the intervention had been counterproductive since it led to an increase in dietary restraint. They imply that school-based prevention programs may do more harm than good.

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