An Eating disorder is commonly deemed as a consequence of the choice of an unhealthy lifestyle. However, over-obsession with food, body weight, and shape can also lead to an eating disorder, resulting in serious medical consequences. Thus, early recognition and treatment of eating disorders are critically important to ensure improved health outcomes. What Is This Guideline About?
The guideline covers recognition, treatment, monitoring and in-patient care for children (aged 0-12 years), adolescents (aged 13-17 years) and adults (aged 18 years and above) suffering from eating disorders, including their family members and carers. The objective of this guideline is to augment patient care by enlisting and detailing most effective therapeutic interventions for different types of eating disorders. What Was The Need For Guideline? Eating disorders commonly stem from the negative perceptions…
