Eating Disorder Services

Richards, Lorna

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“…It is obvious that the choice of treatment is only slightly guided by patient characteristics. Local or national clinical traditions, health political conditions and personal beliefs of the professionals involved in the treating of the patients may play a more important role than the clinical literature suggests (Richards, 2003;Vandereycken, 2003). This underpins the importance of service research for the optimization of service quality (e.g.…”

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Care provision for patients with eating disorders in Europe: what patients get what treatment where?

Richard¹

2005

Eur. Eat. Disorders Rev.

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In this paper, we report on the similarities and differences between patients with eating disorders and the services provided to them across 80 centres participating in a European collaboration (COST Action B6). Differences in patient characteristics as well as differences in treatment regimen, especially length of treatment, are described. The relationship between patient characteristics, treatment setting and length of treatment is investigated by multilevel analysis. The findings show a rich diversity in service conditions and traditions across European countries. Patients with anorexia nervosa are mostly treated in inpatient settings, patients with bulimia nervosa are treated mostly as outpatients-with the exception of German-speaking countries. Day-patient settings were generally rare. Clinical characteristics of the patients-e.g. severity of symptoms or illness duration-contributed only little to the differences in treatment length (within as well as between centres), whereas organizational factors explained the largest proportion of between centre variability. The findings are discussed from a service research perspective.

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Care provision for patients with eating disorders in Europe: what patients get what treatment where?

Richard¹

2005

Eur. Eat. Disorders Rev.

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Counting the COST: a European collaboration on the efficiency of psychotherapeutic treatment of patients with eating disorders

Kordy¹

2005

Eur. Eat. Disorders Rev.

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In 1993, a European collaboration on the efficiency of psychotherapeutic treatment of patients with Eating Disorders was initiated. The European Union supported it under the name COST Action B6 from 1994-2001. This unique opportunity to co-ordinate research and to exchange clinical experience eventually attracted more than 200 researchers and clinicians from 19 European countries. This is the first paper of a series of five through which we report on the general background, the organizational structure, the objectives, the design, the main findings, and specific methodological developments of COST Action B6.

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Eating Disorder Services

Cited by 2 publications

References 16 publications

Care provision for patients with eating disorders in Europe: what patients get what treatment where?

Care provision for patients with eating disorders in Europe: what patients get what treatment where?

Counting the COST: a European collaboration on the efficiency of psychotherapeutic treatment of patients with eating disorders

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