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Performance in Practice
Published Online: 15 July 2024

Practice Assessment Tool for the Care of Patients With Eating Disorders

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Eating disorders are characterized by significant disturbances in eating patterns associated with negative attitudes toward one’s body, weight, and shape. They are associated with an increased risk of mortality and morbidity as well as significant health, economic, and psychosocial burdens. Additionally, individuals with eating disorders often hesitate to seek treatment and symptoms may be difficult to ascertain without structured assessment. The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Eating Disorders aims to enhance knowledge and increase the appropriate use of interventions for eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder, thereby improving the quality of care and treatment outcomes. To this end, this evidence-based Performance in Practice tool can facilitate the implementation of a systematic approach to practice improvement for the care of individuals with eating disorders. This practice assessment activity can also be used in fulfillment of Continuing Medical Education and ABPN Continuing Certification, Improvement in Medical Practice.

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Published in print: Summer 2024
Published online: 15 July 2024

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  1. Feeding and Eating Disorders

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Laura J. Fochtmann, M.D., M.B.I. [email protected]
Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York (Fochtmann); Division of Advocacy, Policy, and Practice Advancement, American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC (all authors).
Jennifer Medicus
Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York (Fochtmann); Division of Advocacy, Policy, and Practice Advancement, American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC (all authors).
Seung-Hee Hong
Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York (Fochtmann); Division of Advocacy, Policy, and Practice Advancement, American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC (all authors).

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Send correspondence to Dr. Fochtmann ([email protected]).

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The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.

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