Clinical management special: mental health. One to chew over.
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric condition, yet a 2001 study showed that half of health authorities had no specialist eating disorder service. This postcode lottery of provision means many people end up without effective treatment or have to travel long distances. New NICE guidelines set the standard for effective treatment for eating disorders, but will significant funding and training implications.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D000328:Adult; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology