Medical emergencies in eating disorders

About the guideline Eating disorders are serious mental health disorders that cannot be appropriately managed without both physical and mental healthcare. These illnesses, including anorexia nervosa, have the highest avoidable mortality rates of all mental health conditions. Paediatricians should be aware that the risk of death in children with eating disorders is comparable to that of asthma and diabetes.1 The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath have had a significant impact in terms of increased incidence as well as acuity of presentations of children with eating disorders, which has contributed to a 90% increase in hospital admissions in the last 5 years.2 All paediatricians will encounter children with eating disorders in the acute inpatient setting. We acknowledge the anxiety that may be generated when caring for these children. Medical Emergencies in Eating Disorders (MEED): Guidance on Recognition and Management, was published by the Royal College...
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Guideline review Source Type: research