Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Eating Disorders in the Emergency Department [v1.0]
| dc.contributor.author | McCabe, Aileen | |
| dc.contributor.author | Raji, Omotayo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Boyle, Pauline | |
| dc.contributor.author | Feehan, Sinead | |
| dc.contributor.author | Deery, Sarah | |
| dc.contributor.author | McGarvey, Aine | |
| dc.contributor.author | Naddy, Breda | |
| dc.contributor.author | McKay, Paula | |
| dc.contributor.author | Clifford, Michelle | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-07T10:21:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-07T10:21:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-10 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | McCabe A, Raji O, Boyle P, Feehan S, Deery S, McGarvey A, Naddy B, Mckay P, Clifford M. Guideline for the assessment and management of patients with suspected or confirmed eating disorders in the emergency department. IAEM Guidelines 2023. https://iaem.ie/professional/clinical-guidelines/ | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/638289 | |
| dc.description | Eating disorders are a group of mental disorders that are characterised by serious disturbance in eating behaviour and weight regulation as a result of core psychopathology around eating and body image. They are associated with cardiac arrhythmias, refeeding syndrome and suicidal ideation, and affect a wide demographic irrespective of gender, age, social class and ethnicity. It is not uncommon for eating disorders to remain undetected, and patients may engage in masking behaviour to avoid detection. Emergency care clinicians have an important role in the recognition, assessment, and management of patients with eating disorders. Data from the UK has shown that people with eating disorders are 1.6 times more likely to attend ED. Furthermore, up to 16% of 14-20 year old patients attending the ED have an eating disorder and 43% of frequent attenders had an eating disorder on screening. Given the challenges in recognition and complexity of management, this guideline collates expert opinion to offer a standardized evidence-based approach to patients who present to the ED with suspected eating disorders. The guideline builds on work done by the HSE National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders and references the Royal College of Psychiatrists standard document “Medical Emergencies in Eating Disorders: Guidance on Recognition and Management”. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Tallaght University Hospital | en_US |
| dc.subject | EATING DISORDERS | en_US |
| dc.subject | EMERGENCY MEDICINE | en_US |
| dc.title | Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Eating Disorders in the Emergency Department [v1.0] | en_US |
| dc.type | Guideline | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Irish Assoication for Emergency Medicine | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2023-11-07T10:21:32Z |
