Improving eating disorder care for underserved groups: a lived experience and quality improvement perspective

Journal of Eating Disorders, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

Improvements to eating disorder (ED) care are urgently needed in the United Kingdom (UK) and around world. Informed by my lived experiences, independent research, involvement underappreciated field of quality improvement (QI), I have written this article offer ideas on how improve individuals' access experiences ED care. As live UK, QI UK's National Health Service (NHS). However, much article's content can be applied broadly healthcare providers world, as similar improvements internationally. Furthermore, commentary is informed latest international research. In paper, will identify discuss 12 groups individuals whom believe more likely underserved The 'underserved groups' (USGs) follows: [USG. 1] People with longstanding EDs and/or older-age sufferers; 2] Younger children/preadolescents; 3] under-recognised/underappreciated EDs; 4] higher weights; 5] comorbidities; 6] neurodevelopmental conditions (neurodiverse people); 7] Digitally excluded people; 8] Socioeconomically sociogeographically disadvantaged 9] Ethnic/racial minorities; 10] Sexual gender-diverse 11] Males; 12] Caregivers/loved ones. sufferers/caregivers also an group a whole general mental health care, so broader considerations for improving explored future publication; these include stigma, research biases, inadequate clinical monitoring diagnosing, poor-quality treatments, disorganised service transitions, systemic problems/inefficiencies, underfunding/under-resourcing. Specific recommendations USGs 1–12 must considered alongside other issues. Throughout both articles, advocate humanistic model/approach based inexpensive principles compassion, hope, empathy, appreciation (of identity), patience ('CHEAP').

Language: Английский

Quantifying the economic value of earlier and enhanced management of Anorexia Nervosa for adults in England, Germany and Spain: improving the care pathway

European Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 67(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious mental illness. One-third of people develop severe, enduring, illness, adversely impacting quality life with high health system costs. This study assessed the economic case for enhanced care adults newly diagnosed AN.

Language: Английский