CPG for Eating Disorders

Criteria for referral from PC to emergency psychiatric assessment (psychiatric service of ahospital) are as follows:– Absolute refusal to eat or drink.– Depressive symptomatology, with autolytic risk.– Significant self-inflicted injury behaviour.7) Criteria for referral from PC to adult or child/adolescent mental health centres/units are asfollows:– When there is an established diagnosis of eating disorder.– Weight loss equal to or higher than 10%-25% of weight, without a justifiable cause.– Presence of regular bulimic episodes, meaning binge-eating behaviour and/or persistentpurging practices (self-induced vomiting, laxative abuse and use of diuretics).– Presence of associated psychopathological disturbances.– Lack of disease awareness.– If neither weight nor bulimic behaviour improve after following PC guidelines.8) Complete hospitalisation (inpatient care) criteria:– The biological state entails serious risk of complications (no consumption of food orliquids, BMI