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Psychiatric Bulletin (2005) 29: 134-136. doi: 10.1192/pb.29.4.134
© 2005 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Psychiatric Bulletin (2005) 29: 134-136
© 2005 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Don’t forget EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified): patterns of service use in an eating disorders service

Eric J. Button, Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester (e-mail: Eric.Button{at}leicspart.nhs.uk)

Elizabeth Benson, Research Assistant

Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester

Claire Nollett, Research Fellow

St. George’s Hospital Medical School, London

Robert L. Palmer, Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry

Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

AIMS AND METHOD

The aim of the study was to track service consumption in adult referrals to a specialised NHS eating disorders service over a 3-year period. We examined clinical records of a year’s cohort (1999) of 147 referrals (96% female) assessed from the local catchment area.

RESULTS

The most common diagnostic group (42.8%) presented with some form of eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS). There was no significant relationship between diagnosis and service consumption, so that full syndrome eating disorders were no more labour-intensive overall than EDNOS patients. Indeed, EDNOS patients accounted for 50% of all out-patient appointments and over a half of all in-patient days.

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

The results suggest that those planning services for eating disorders need to take into account the substantial demand from EDNOS patients.






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