Effect of a specialist disorders service on the knowledge and attitudes of local health professionals
Rogers, David Winston, AP Baxter, H
Rogers, David
Winston, AP
Baxter, H
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This study investigated the effect of a specialist eating disorders service on the attitudes and knowledge of local healthcare professionals. A questionnaire was sent to fully qualified psychiatrists, postgraduate trainees in psychiatry and general (internal) medicine, general practitioners (family physicians) and dietitians in two comparable cities: Leicester (which had a specialist eating disorders service) and Nottingham (which did not). Psychiatrists in training in Leicester had a greater knowledge of eating disorders than those in Nottingham. There was greater satisfaction with services in Leicester but no difference in attitudes. The presence of a local eating disorders service enhances postgraduate training and increases knowledge.
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2007-04-18
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Winston AP, Baxter H, Rogers D. Effect of a specialist eating disorders service on the knowledge and attitudes of local health professionals. Eat Disord. 2007 Mar-Apr;15(2):153-8. doi: 10.1080/10640260701190683.