
Journal of Eating Disorders, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 13(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 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').
Язык: Английский