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The Service has produced some short videos for GPs about eating disorders - please access below

Eating disorders from a GPs perspective

Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Catherine Coffey sat down with Francesca Shallcross to discuss eating disorders in General Practice. They covered -

  • What GPs should be aware of if they suspect someone of having an eating disorder

  • Screening tools

  • Assessing an eating disorder in General Practice

  • Physical Checks needed

  • Marsipan Guidelines

  • Initial Management in General Practice

General Information about eating disorders

Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Catherine Coffey sat down with Francesca Shallcross to discuss Eating Disorders. They covered -

  • What are eating disorders

  • How common are they?

  • Aetiology of eating disorders

  • Co-morbidities

  • Prognosis

Different types of eating disorders

Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Catherine Coffey sat down with Francesca Shallcross to discuss Eating Disorders. They covered -

  • Different types of eating disorders

  • Anorexia Nervosa

  • Bulimia Nervosa

  • Binge Eating Disorder

  • Other Eating Disorders

Myths and facts about eating disorders

Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Catherine Coffey sat down with Francesca Shallcross to discuss some of the common myths surrounding eating disorders. They covered such myths as -

  • Are they are only serious if you are underweight?

  • Are families the cause of an eating disorder?

  • Do eating disorders carry an increased risk of suicide?

  • Dieting is just a phase that all adolescents go through

  • People can't recover from eating disorders

  • Eating disorders are a choice

  • Only girls get eating disorders