What do hospitals feed anorexic patients?

At a unit I was on placement for eating disorders, the feeding regimen was a core part of the treatment. read more

At a unit I was on placement for eating disorders, the feeding regimen was a core part of the treatment. When a patient is first admitted to an eating disorder unit for treatment, a full set of bloods is taken in addition to the medical clerking, in order to prevent refeeding syndrome. read more

When people are admitted to hospital, they stay on a psychiatric children’s ward, adult ward, a general hospital ward or a specialist unit for eating disorders. The young people who we spoke with had stayed from a few weeks to a year or longer. read more

Nevertheless, data from research examining the psychological and physical implications of tube feeding in patients struggling with anorexia nervosa have failed to support the hypothesis that NG tube feeding impairs psychological recovery (Zuercher et al., 2003, Nehring, Kewitz, von Kries, and Thyen, 2014). read more