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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; ...
Children and Young people with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
(2023-11)
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) was introduced as a new mental health and behaviour disorder diagnosis in 2013. ARFID is characterised by a pattern of eating that avoids certain foods or food groups ...
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 ...
Nasogastric tube feeding under physical restraint on paediatric wards: ethical, legal and practical considerations regarding this lifesaving intervention
(2022-03)
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric condition. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of patients who have required medical stabilisation on paediatric wards has increased significantly. ...