DOI: 10.21942/uva.30735200.v1
title: Search Strategy Single Case Studies and Eating Disorders (PsycInfo, Medline, Embase (all Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), Web of Science and Scopus)

description: This description contains the PsycInfo (Ovid) search strategy for single case studies and eating disorders. The appendix with the full search strategy includes PsycInfo, Medline, Embase (all Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), Web of Science and Scopus searches. (2025-11-24)1. (case series OR multiple baseline design OR ((n=1 OR n = 1 OR n-of*-1 OR nof1 OR n-of*-one) ADJ (design* OR experimental OR method* OR research OR series OR stud* OR trial*)) OR ((n=1 clinical OR n = 1 clinical OR n-of*-1 clinical OR nof1 clinical OR n-of*-one clinical) ADJ (design* OR experimental OR method* OR research OR series OR stud* OR trial*)) OR single case* exp* OR single case* design* OR single case research OR single case* stud* OR single subject* exp* OR single subject* design* OR single subject research OR single subject* stud* OR single subject trial* OR sced OR sceds OR idiographic OR ((individual patient* OR individual participant* OR individual subject* OR individual level) ADJ6 (data OR report* OR outcome*)) OR IPD).ti,ab,id.2. (infancy 2 23 mo OR preschool age 2 5 yrs OR school age 6 12 yrs or adolescence 13 17 yrs).ag. OR child psychiatry/ OR orthopsychiatry/ OR child psychopathology/ OR child psychology/ OR child psychotherapy/ OR adolescent psychiatry/ OR adolescent psychopathology/ OR adolescent psychology/ OR adolescent psychotherapy/ OR (infan* OR toddler* OR child* OR kid OR kids OR preschool* OR puberty OR pubescen* OR teen* OR young* OR youth* OR minors* OR under ag* OR underag* OR juvenile* OR girl* OR boy* OR preadolesc* OR adolesc* OR emerging adult* OR young adult* OR young people OR young men OR young wom*n OR early adult* OR early onset OR pediatric* OR paediatric*).ti,ab,id.3. eating disorders/ OR anorexia nervosa/ OR bulimia/ OR "avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder"/ OR binge eating/ OR binge eating disorder/ OR feeding disorders/ OR food addiction/ OR orthorexia/ OR pica/ OR "purging (eating disorders)"/ OR "rumination (eating)"/ OR (anorex* OR self-starvation OR (binging ADJ3 food*) OR boulim* OR bulim* OR ((eating OR eater* OR overeating OR food intake OR food avoid*) ADJ3 (binge OR disorder* OR excessive OR compulsi* OR disturbance*)) OR feeding disorder* OR food addict* OR food phobi* OR food selectivity OR (rumination ADJ3 (disorder* OR eating OR food OR syndrom*)) OR self-induced vomiting OR purging OR (eating ADJ (non-food* OR dirt OR hair OR ice OR soil OR starch OR wood)) OR geophagi* OR hyperphagi* OR hypophagi* OR pagophagi* OR amylophagi* OR trichophagi* OR xylophagi* OR ARFID OR EDNOS OR UFED OR OSFED OR ((anxiet* OR anxious* OR ashamed OR disgust* OR disturb* OR fear* OR picky OR problem* OR shame OR too* much OR worry*) ADJ3 (eating OR eater* OR nause*)) OR (vomit* ADJ3 (self* OR themself*))).ti,ab,id. OR eating disorders.cc.4. intervention/ OR "acceptance and commitment therapy"/ OR behavior therapy/ OR cognitive behavior therapy/ OR cognitive remediation/ OR compassion focused therapy/ OR cognitive therapy/ OR counseling/ OR dialectical behavior therapy/ OR dietary treatment/ OR diets/ OR family intervention/ OR family therapy/ OR group intervention/ OR group psychotherapy/ OR meditation/ OR mindfulness/ OR mindfulness meditation/ OR mindfulness-based cognitive therapy/ OR mindfulness-based interventions/ OR mindfulness-based stress reduction/ OR multisystemic therapy/ OR peer counseling/ OR psychosocial interventions/ OR psychotherapeutic counseling/ OR psychotherapy/ OR treatment/ OR (adolesc* focused OR cognitive remediat* OR counseling OR diet* OR family based OR family focused OR in-patient* OR inpatient* OR intervention* OR mantra OR meditation OR mindfulness* OR multi-family OR multi-systemic OR multisystemic OR nutritionist* OR outpatient* OR program* OR psychotherapy OR psychotherapies OR systemic family OR therapy OR therapies OR training OR treatment* OR AFT OR CBT OR FBT OR MST OR DBT OR MCT OR MBCT).ti,ab,id.1 AND 2 AND 3 AND 4