Not niche: eating disorders as an example in the dangers of overspecialisation.

Haynos, Ann F; Egbert, Amy H; Fitzsimmons-Craft, Ellen E; Levinson, Cheri A; Schleider, Jessica L · Br J Psychiatry · 2024

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Abstract

Labelling specific psychiatric concerns as 'niche' topics relegated to specialty journals obstructs high-quality research and clinical care for these issues. Despite their severity, eating disorders are under-represented in high-impact journals, underfunded, and under-addressed in psychiatric training. We provide recommendations to stimulate broad knowledge dissemination for under-acknowledged, yet severe, psychiatric disorders.

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