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SUBMITTER: Beveridge J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5934861 | biostudies-other | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Pilot and feasibility studies 20180418
<h4>Background</h4>Eating disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses that are often associated with poor quality of life and low long-term recovery rates. Peer mentor programs have been found to improve psychiatric symptoms and quality of life in other mental illnesses, and a small number of studies have suggested that eating disorder patients may benefit from such programs. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of a peer mentor program for individuals with eating disorders in terms o ...[more]