The President of the High Court has welcomed a HSE plan to develop its eating disorders services in the State but has noted there is “no indication when that is going to happen”. That plan includes a weekly session with an eating disorders specialist practitioner and a psychologist, plus provision of services of a GP, dietician and occupational therapist. While dealing with that case, the judge was given a copy of the Eating Disorders Services HSE Model of Care for Ireland, published in January. The judge, who previously noted rising numbers of eating disorder cases coming before the courts, welcomed the proposal to develop the services but remarked there was no indication when that would happen. Eating disorders are diagnosable mental heath disorders and, while they have the highest mortality risk of all mental health disorders, most people can and do recover if they get effective teatment, it states.

Source: The Irish Times March 05, 2018 16:18 UTC