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Health Professionals

 

This section contains basic information for healthcare professionals, GPs, and mental health professionals.

 

Screening tool

Assessment of physical risk

 

 

Screening tool

Dr Morgan and Professor Lacey developed a ‘screening’ instrument for eating disorders called the SCOFF, based around 5 simple screening questions, and published in a series of papers in the BMJ. SCOFF is a valid and reliable screening for detecting the existence of an eating disorder. It consists of the following questions:

 

  1. Do you make yourself Sick because you feel uncomfortably full?
  2. Do you worry you have lost Control over how much you eat?
  3. Have you recently lost more than One stone in a 3 month period?
  4. Do you believe yourself to be Fat when others say you are too thin?
  5. Would you say that Food dominates your life?

 One point for every "yes"; a score of 2 or more indicates a likely case of anorexia nervosa or bulimia.

 

 

 

 

Assessment of physical risks

 

 

The Royal College of psychiatrist – Eating Disorders Section

 

 

A simplified ‘treatment algorithm’ for the management of adults with eating disorders  -  This outlines the importance of an initial comprehensive assessment, including assessment of physical risk.

 

Dr Morgan wrote a module for the BMJ to improve early diagnosis and management by non-specialists, and it is available for free on the bmjlearning.com website. It is necessary to register before you are allowed to access the website.  

Register for free at www.bmjlearning.com/planrecord/servlet/LoginServlet

 

 A Guide to diagnosis and early management

 

Management of mild to moderate eating disorders in the community

 

Dietary rules

 

Eating disorders and driving