InsideOut Institute recently designed and validated a new high risk screening tool for early identification of disordered eating behaviour in all ages and genders. The InsideOut Institute Screener (IOI-S) was highly positively correlated with a well known and extensively validated long form self-report questionnaire for eating disorder symptomatology. Early screening may be key to improving early intervention rates (currently, only 1 in 4 people with an eating disorder is receiving treatment), ultimately driving reduced morbidity and mortality. The screener has been validated for online use and is currently being trialled in primary care and headspace clinics across Australia.

Partners/Organisations: headspace National

Publications:

​Bryant E, Miskovic-Wheatley J, Touyz S, Crosby RD, Koreshe E, Cao L, Maguire S. Transitioning to digital first line intervention - validation of a brief online screener for early identification of a suspected eating disorder: study protocol. J Eat Disord. 2020 Nov 12;8(1):60. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-020-00339-8.

Bryant E, Miskovic-Wheatley J, Touyz SW, Crosby RD, Koreshe E, Maguire S. Identification of high risk and early stage eating disorders: first validation of a digital screening tool. J Eat Disord. 2021 Sep 6;9(1):109. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00464-y.

Bryant, E., Spielman, K., Burton, A.L., Ong, S., Livney, J., Corry, S., Maguire, S. Identifying eating disorders at the earliest opportunity: validation of a co-designed eating disorder screener (IOI-S) in primary care and youth mental health settings. Early Intervention in Psychiatry (under review)

Presentations:

Bryant, E., Spielman, K., Burton, A.L., Ong, S., Livney, J., Corry, S., Maguire, S. Identifying eating disorders at the earliest opportunity: validation of a co-designed eating disorder screener (IOI-S) in primary care and youth mental health settings. 2022 The 6th International Conference on Youth Mental Health, Copenhagen.