It all begins with an idea
We developed the Safe Exercise at Every Stage to fill the gap in knowledge and literature on managing exercise in the treatment and management of eating disorders.
SEES was developed based on the The AGREE-II Next Steps Consortium in conjunction with the National Health and Medical Research Council Guidelines (2011). We conducted a literature review and paired this with consultation with experts in the field of eating disorders and related conditions.
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The guideline is made up of two main components.
The first is a medical section that comprehensively reviews the physical and psychological symptoms of an eating disorder and how engaging in dysfunctional exercise may impact them.
Based on this information, a simple graded level system was developed to support clinicians in determining what level of exercise is safe for each client based upon their current level of physical and psychological well-being, making up the second component of the guideline. In tandem, the guideline provides tools to address pathological thinking about exercise.
