Changes in Eating Attitudes and Risk for Developing Disordered Eating Behaviors in College Students with Subthreshold Eating Disorders: A Cohort Study.

Our results show that depressive symptoms and nonadaptive stress coping are associated with an increased risk of disordered eating behaviors. This study suggests that early intervention may be necessary for both the clinical and subthreshold groups. The key to early intervention may be to manage not only eating behaviors but also depressive symptoms and stress coping.