对于神经性暴食症的初级预防,这是防止肥胖和其他进食障碍策略的一部分,聚焦于以下几点:[48]Fletcher A, Bonell C, Sorhaindo A. You are what your friends eat: systematic review of social network analyses of young people's eating behaviours and bodyweight. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2011;65:548-555.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21427455?tool=bestpractice.com[49]Treasure J, Sepulveda AR, MacDonald P, et al. The assessment of the family of people with eating disorders. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2008;16:247-255.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18240125?tool=bestpractice.com[50]Sharpe H, Schober I, Treasure J, et al. Feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of a school-based prevention programme for eating disorders: cluster randomised controlled trial. Br J Psychiatry. 2013;203:428-435.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24115345?tool=bestpractice.com
在家中,学校里及社会上有规律、健康和较少压力的进食是非常重要的。然而,教导儿童有关进食障碍的知识并不是一种有效的预防策略。[3]Furnham A, Davidson L. Sex differences in beliefs about bulimia nervosa. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2012;47:67-77.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21057770?tool=bestpractice.com[51]Mond JM, Arrighi A. Gender differences in perceptions of the severity and prevalence of eating disorders. Early Interv Psychiatry. 2011;5:41-49.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21272274?tool=bestpractice.com