Management of transitions to adult services for young people with eating disorders: survey of current practice in England.

ABSTRACT:

Aims and method

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has published recommendations for managing transitions between child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and adult services for eating disorders. A self-report questionnaire was designed to establish how many CAMHS teams meet these recommendations and was distributed to 70 teams providing eating disorders treatment in England.

Results

Of the 38 services that participated, 31 (81.6%) reported a flexible upper age limit for treatment. Only 6 services (15.8%) always transferred young people to a specialist adult eating disorders service and the majority transferred patients to either a specialist service or a community mental health team. Most services complied with recommended provision such as a written transition p

SUBMITTER: Winston AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10028553 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature