Professional Treatment Standards

Here are some important websites for recognized professional standards of care for treatment of eating disorders:

National Institute for Clinical Excellence: This guideline makes recommendations for the identification, treatment and management of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and atypical eating disorders (including binge eating disorder) in primary, secondary, and tertiary care. This guideline applies to adults, adolescents and children aged 8 years and older: http://www.nice.org.uk/CG009NICEguideline

American Psychiatric Association: This is a practice guideline and resource for treatment of patients with eating disorders, third edition, published in 2006:
http://www.psychiatryonline.com/pracGuide/pracGuideTopic_12.aspx

American Academy of Pediatrics: Policy statement about identifying and treating eating disorders.
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/pediatrics;111/1/204.pdf

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