The Experience of the Management of Eating Disorders in a Pop-up Eating Disorder Unit
McHugh, C.M.; Harron, M.; Kilcullen, A.; O'Connor, P.; Burns, N.; Toolan, A.; O'Mahony, E.
Irish Medical Journal 111(8): 806
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 0332-3102 PMID: 30547551 Document Number: 697612
Anorexia nervosa affects 0.5% of the population (90% female) with the highest mortality of any psychiatric illness, usually suicide, or cardiovascular or neurological sequelae of either malnutrition or refeeding syndrome. The latter two conditions occur in the inpatient setting, carry a high mortality and are thoroughly avoidable with careful informed clinical management.