General practitioner knowledge, skills and attitudes to eating disorders
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Results Response rate was 22%, similar to previous studies in this field. More than one third of general practitioners reported they don\’t have the skills to treat an eating disorder (ED). More than a quarter reported there were no resources available to them for treating eating disorders and 38% had missed an ED diagnosis with a patient who was subsequently discovered to have an eating disorder. A total of 60% of respondents felt uniformed regarding how to conduct an ED screening. 54% said they didn\’t know how best to talk to an ED patient about weight management. Almost half responded that they felt uninformed about what local resources were available to them
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