Multidisciplinary treatment is necessary.
It may involve a General Practioner, a psychiatrist, a nutritionist, a psychologist, a psychomotor physician.
Managing ED involves a face-to-face between the patient and his/her therapist. This can be hard to implement. Food tracking is also difficult to put in place.
Other challenges may be encountered due to a slow treatment pace, treatment disruptions or a lack of pluri-disciplinary coordination.
The main reasons for not being treated are shame, denial, high cost of current protocols.
The death rate for people with anorexia is 10%, the highest of all mental illnesses.
