Eating disorders: Doctors and patients left in “nightmare situation” amid long waits, unsafe care, and preventable deaths
Despite having some of the highest death rates of any psychiatric condition, patients with eating disorders are being failed by a system that can’t cope with surging demand. Emma Wilkinson looks at the state of services
Authors
- Emma Wilkinson
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ
- Published
- 2026-09-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2026-100634
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00