“I’m not a teenager, I’m 22. Why can’t I snap out of it?”: a qualitative exploration of seeking help for a first-episode eating disorder during emerging adulthood | Journal of Eating Disorders | Full Text

“I’m not a teenager, I’m 22. Why can’t I snap out of it?”: a qualitative exploration of seeking help for a first-episode eating disorder during emerging adulthood | Journal of Eating Disorders | Full Text

“I’m not a teenager, I’m 22. Why can’t I snap out of it?”: a qualitative exploration of seeking help for a first-episode eating disorder during emerging adulthood

Eating disorders (EDs) typically have their onset during adolescence or the transition to adulthood. Emerging adulthood (~ 18–25 years) is a developmental phase which conceptually overlaps with adolescence but...

Authors:Rachel Potterton, Amelia Austin, Karina Allen, Vanessa Lawrence and Ulrike Schmidt

Citation:Journal of Eating Disorders 2020 8:46

Content type:Research article

 

Published on: 3 September 2020

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