Summary
This narrative review, authored by an international expert group and published in World Psychiatry, critically appraises current clinical approaches to feeding and eating disorders with a focus on personalising management. It highlights that first-line treatments remain predominantly psychological and nutrition-based, with pharmacotherapy playing a limited adjunctive role. The review identifies a significant gap in the evidence base for treatment personalisation, noting this as a shared priority among patients, carers, and clinicians.
UK applicability
Several authors are UK-affiliated (notably Ulrike Schmidt and Helen Sharpe at King's College London, and Jess Griffiths), and the review's clinical recommendations are directly relevant to NHS eating disorder services and NICE guideline development. The emphasis on personalisation aligns with current NHS England priorities for improving outcomes in eating disorder care.
Key measures
Treatment response outcomes; psychiatric comorbidities; weight-related outcomes; personalisation of psychological and nutritional interventions; medication efficacy
Outcomes reported
The paper examines current evidence and clinical approaches for personalising treatment of feeding and eating disorders, covering psychological, nutritional, and pharmacological interventions. It reports on the state of the evidence base supporting treatment personalisation across the spectrum of FEDs.
Topic tags
Dig deeper with Pulse AI.
Pulse AI has read the whole catalogue. Ask about this record, its theme, or how the findings apply to UK farming and policy — every answer cites the underlying studies.