Journal article
Service Provision for Men with Eating Issues in Australia: An Analysis of Organisations', Practitioners', and Men's Experiences
Australian Social Work, Vol.66(4), pp.590-606
2013
Abstract
Research was undertaken to explore issues surrounding service provision for men with eating issues in Australia. Qualitative and quantitative data were gathered from key stakeholders-organisations that provide treatment (n=15), practitioners that have worked with men with eating issues (n=10), and individual men with eating issues (n=5). Four key areas were explored: rates of access to services, the expression and development of eating issues in men, factors inhibiting or facilitating the recovery process, and recommendations to improve service provision. Results highlighted the need for increased awareness about men's eating issues within society generally, but for health professionals specifically, the need for better recognition of the expression of eating issues in men, and the expansion of existing services to be more "male friendly". It is anticipated that service providers will benefit from these findings by identifying ways to reduce barriers and encourage help-seeking behaviour in men. Future research should seek to replicate and expand these findings using a larger sample size.
Details
- Title
- Service Provision for Men with Eating Issues in Australia: An Analysis of Organisations', Practitioners', and Men's Experiences
- Authors
- Amanda Dearden (Author) - The Eating Issues Centre, Inc.Kate Mulgrew (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
- Publication details
- Australian Social Work, Vol.66(4), pp.590-606
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2013
- DOI
- 10.1080/0312407X.2013.778306
- ISSN
- 0312-407X
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2013 Australian Association of Social Workers
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Psychology; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448640802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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