Anna M Karam Jones, Ellen E Fitzsimmons-Craft, Laura D'Adamo, Dawn M Eichen, Andrea K Graham, Rachel P Kolko Conlon, Katherine N Balantekin, R Robinson Welch, W Stewart Agras, G Terence Wilson, Denise E Wilfley
OBJECTIVE: Individuals with eating disorders (EDs) often do not receive evidence-based care, such as interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), partly due to lack of accessible training in these treatments. The standard method of training (i.e., in-person workshops) is expensive and time consuming, prompting a need for more scalable training tools. The primary aim of this pilot and open trial was to examine the effects of an IPT online training platform on training outcomes (i.e., IPT fidelity, knowledge, and acceptance) and, secondarily, whether online training was different from in-person training (using a comparative sample from a separate study) in terms of training outcomes and patient symptoms...
April 16, 2024: International Journal of Eating Disorders