Eating Disorders Service
Location: Bethlem Royal Hospital, Maudsley Hospital
Mode: Inpatient, outpatient, day care, outreach,
Average length of treatment: Inpatient: one to six months, day care: six to nine months
Referrals are accepted from: Consultant psychiatrists, GP consortia
Beds: 18
Key areas: Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, eating disorder not otherwise specified
Overview
We offer assessment, treatment and management of people with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder or mixed eating disorder symptoms (eating disorder not otherwise specified), providing a range of evidence-based care packages tailored to the needs of patients and their carers.
Our unit is internationally renowned for its research and is at the forefront of treatment development, having generated much of the evidence underpinning contemporary eating disorder treatments.
Anna’s story
I got ill around the age of 16. So, when I moved out of the family home and up to London, I went straight into a hospital. It was a building block – it didn’t completely work – but it was a start. I also had a few issues with drugs and alcohol at the time… trying to cope with the anorexia.
