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September 5, 2025Internal Medicine JournalOpen Access

Urgent call to action: mobilising physicians and the medical workforce to address treatment of medical instability from eating disorders

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PRPatrick RussellEPElizabeth PotterGHGabriella Heruc

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Overview

Urgent call to enhance inpatient care for eating disorders via multidisciplinary teams, indicating a need for systematic intervention.

Key Points

  • Proactive medical leadership may improve inpatient care outcomes for patients with eating disorders.
  • About $66 billion annually is spent on eating disorders in Australia, highlighting their significant public health burden.
  • Implementing clinical quality registries could foster better data collection and improve treatment strategies.
  • Establishing multidisciplinary teams can creatively align care and enhance treatment involvement from multiple medical disciplines.

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Russell et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb4d2d6d6d5674bcd016c7https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.70189
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