Patients with eating disorders are at a high risk of slipping through the cracks of our health care system. The hectic climate of a general practitioners office combined with the “invisible” nature of these illnesses creates the perfect opportunity for physicians to mistakenly overlook the possibility of an underlying eating disorder.
Harnessing the courage to seek out care for an eating disorder is far from easy. Patients that are turned away or dismissed upon seeking such care can feel tremendously demoralized and hopeless. Such an experience can often extinguish any potential of them seeking care in the future.
This article provides an insightful narrative about one individual’s journey in seeking care for her eating disorder and the eye-opening pitfalls she encountered. It provides an important reminder that as health care providers we must treat the individual and not just the symptoms.
Read more here:
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/nhs-mental-health-eating-disorders-gp-no-funding-local-authorities-a7476531.html
Harnessing the courage to seek out care for an eating disorder is far from easy. Patients that are turned away or dismissed upon seeking such care can feel tremendously demoralized and hopeless. Such an experience can often extinguish any potential of them seeking care in the future.
This article provides an insightful narrative about one individual’s journey in seeking care for her eating disorder and the eye-opening pitfalls she encountered. It provides an important reminder that as health care providers we must treat the individual and not just the symptoms.
Read more here:
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/nhs-mental-health-eating-disorders-gp-no-funding-local-authorities-a7476531.html
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