REPORT OF THE NATIONAL-INSTITUTES-OF-HEALTH (NIH) WORKSHOP ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH PRIORITIES IN EATING DISORDERS

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Workshop on the Development of Research Priorities in Eating Disorders was convened in New York on A pril 24 and 25, 1996. The goals of the workshop were (1) to identify i mportant unanswered questions in the study and treatment of eating dis orders, (2) to discuss potentially fruitful approaches to answering th ese questions through basic and clinical research, and (3) to assist t he NIH and other funding agencies in assigning priorities for research on eating disorders. The program consisted of a series of brief prese ntations by moderators, each followed by facilitated discussion of the topic with members of the audience. Three reporters (CMG, MJD, FMC) t ook detailed notes of the proceedings, which have been incorporated in to this article, A summary of this workshop is presented, along with r ecommendations for future research that were identified by workshop pa rticipants.