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. 2021 Apr;8(4):263-264.
doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00080-8. Epub 2021 Mar 3.

Some of the burden of eating disorders is still hidden

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Some of the burden of eating disorders is still hidden

Jennifer J Thomas et al. Lancet Psychiatry. 2021 Apr.
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Declaration of interests: Over the past three years, Dr. Jennifer J. Thomas has received funding from the National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH108595, R01MH116205, R01MH103402), Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation, and Lawrence J. And Anne Rubenstein Charitable Foundation. Dr. Kendra R. Becker has received funding from the National Institute of Mental Health (F32 MH111127, K23MH125143), Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation, Global Foundation for Eating Disorders, and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Thomas has received speaking honoraria from the Australia and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED), Universidad de Monterrey, University of California San Diego (UCSD), Rhode Island College, Emory University, Recovery Record, and Walden Behavioral Care. Dr. Thomas has received consulting fees from Guidepoint and Park Nicollett Healthcare System. Dr. Becker has received speaking honoraria from ANZAED, UCSD, and the Hispanic and Latin American Academy of Eating Disorders. Dr. Thomas has received honoraria for serving as an NIH grant reviewer and both Drs. Thomas and Becker have received honoraria for grant reviews for the Department of Defense. Dr. Thomas also reports honoraria from John Wiley & Sons for service as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Eating Disorders, and from the Academy for Eating Disorders for travel to meetings of the Board of Directors. Dr. Thomas receives royalties from Harvard Health Publications and Hazelden for the sale of her books, and both Drs. Thomas and Becker receive book royalties from Cambridge University Press. Both authors are employed and receive income from the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Becker receives additional income from her private psychotherapy practice. The interests of authors were reviewed and are managed by Massachusetts General Hospital in accordance with their conflict-of-interest policies.

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