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CPG for Eating Disorders

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2. Scope and ObjectivesTarget PopulationThe <strong>CPG</strong> is focused on patients aged 8 years and older with the following diagnoses: AN,BN and eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS). EDNOS include: binge-eatingdisorder (BED) and non-specific, incomplete or partial <strong>for</strong>ms that do not satisfy all criteria <strong>for</strong>AN, BN and BED.Although binge-eating disorder is the standard name, the truth is that several recurrentbinge-eating episodes must take place to establish this diagnosis (amongst other manifestations).This guide refers to this disorder as binge-eating disorder.The <strong>CPG</strong> also includes treatment of chronic eating disorder patients, refractory totreatment, who can be provided with tertiary prevention of the most serious symptoms andsevere complications.ComorbiditiesThe most frequent comorbidities which may require a different type of care have been includedin the <strong>CPG</strong>:• Mental: substance abuse, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, personality, mood and impulsecontrol disorders.• Organic: diabetes mellitus, obesity, malabsorbtion syndromes and thyroid diseases.Special situationsThe approach to be employed in special situations such as pregnancy and delivery is alsoincluded.Clinical settingThe <strong>CPG</strong> includes management provided in PC and specialised care. PC services are per<strong>for</strong>medin primary care centres (PCC), the first level of access to health care. Patients with eatingdisorders receive specialised care, the second and third levels of access to health care, by meansof inpatient management resources (psychiatric and general hospital), specialised outpatientconsultations (adult and child/adolescent mental health centres/units, day hospitals <strong>for</strong> day care(partial hospitalisation) (specialised in eating disorders and <strong>for</strong> other general mental healthdisorders), emergency services and medical services of general hospitals. In general hospitalsthere are specific units specialised in eating disorders that include the three care levels. Othertypes of specific units are included: borderline personality disorder and toxicology units.CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE FOR EATING DISORDERS39

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