Digital Therapy Could Expand Access to NHS Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder
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Eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia are mainly affecting girls and young women – and the trend is rising. In 2024, nearly 6000 of them had to be treated in a clinic.
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Deutsches ÄrzteblattWithin 20 years, the number of young women and girls who had to be treated for eating disorders in the hospital has more than doubled. The most common diagnosis is anorexia.
Whether due to fatal trends in social media or stressful experiences, more and more people in Germany suffer from eating disorders - girls and women are much more frequent than boys and men. Especially the number of inpatient treatments in an age group alarms.
Anorexia, bulimia, eating disorders – more and more girls are treated inpatiently for eating disorders. 10- to 17-year-olds make up almost half of all patients.
An increasing number of girls in Germany are being treated in hospitals for eating disorders. The number of cases among 10- to 17-year-olds has doubled within 20 years: from just over 2,800 in 2004 to almost 6,000 in 2024. This means that in 2024, girls in this age group accounted for nearly half (48.1 percent) of all those treated for eating disorders, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Tuesday. In 2004, their share wa…
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