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Risk, demand and capacity in adult specialist eating disorder services in the South of England – before and since Covid-19
(2020-12)
Aims and Method: This is a longitudinal cohort study describing the demand and capacity for specialist inpatient treatment of patients with severe eating disorders covering a population of 3.5 million. We compared the ...
Results and Learning from the Healthy Outcomes for People with Eating Disorders (HOPE) New Care Model (Provider Collaborative) pilot: More investment required to address demand and capacity in adult community and inpatient eating disorder services
(2021-06)
This article reports on pilot results and lessons learned from the HOPE New Care Model
(Provider Collaborative). Pre-pandemic 12 beds were needed per million population.
Demand for beds could be reduced by addressing the ...
Integrated Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural (I-CBTE) therapy significantly improves effectiveness of inpatient treatment of anorexia nervosa in real life settings
(2022-01)
Inpatient treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN) often results in poor outcomes. To address this, the Oxford
service has adapted the multistep enhanced cognitive behavioural (CBTE) treatment model, first
developed in Italy, ...
Untreatable or unable to treat? Creating more effective and accessible treatment for long-standing and severe eating disorders
(2023-02)
The evidence base for the treatment of severe eating disorders is limited. In addition to improving access to early intervention, there is a need to develop more effective treatments for complex presentations of eating ...
Evolutionary Perspectives on Eating Disorders
(2022-09)
The focus of this chapter is on evolutionary theories and models of anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) and obesity. Although obesity is not considered a mental health problem, its link with binge eating disorder ...
Does the UK medical education provide doctors with sufficient skills and knowledge to manage patients with eating disorders safely?
(2018-06)
Background: Eating disorders affect 1%–4% of the population and they are associated with an increased rate of mortality and multimorbidity. Following the avoidable deaths of three people the parliamentary ombudsman called ...
The alarms should no longer be ignored: A Survey of the Demand, Capacity and Provision of Adult Community Eating Disorder Services in England and Scotland before COVID-19
(2022-12)
This national survey compared the demand and capacity of adult community eating disorder services (ACEDS) to NHSE Commissioning guidance.
Results: Of 21 services approached in England and Scotland 13 responded (10.7 million ...
EATING DISORDERS: AGE OF ONSET AND ITS ASSOCIATED GENETIC RISK FACTORS
(2022-09)
The age at which an eating disorder begins to develop
has important implications for the design of services
and the targeting of clinical interventions. Eating disorders
have a heritability of 16-83% and a median age ...
From awareness to action: an urgent call to reduce mortality and improve outcomes in eating disorders
(2023-10)
High mortality rates and poor outcomes from eating disorders, especially anorexia nervosa, are largely preventable and require urgent action. A national strategy to address this should include prevention; early detection; ...
The Western diet: a blind spot of eating disorder research?—a narrative review and recommendations for treatment and research
(2020-07)
Over the last 50 years, in parallel with the obesity epidemic, the prevalence of eating disorders has increased and presentations have changed. In this narrative review, we consider recent research exploring the implications ...