New figures show 210 hospital admissions for conditions in 2022, with vast majority being women
Bodywhys, an organisation supporting those with eating disorders, have said people admitted to hospital are only a 'fraction' of the individuals experiencing one of these conditions in Ireland. Photograph: iStock
According to information from the Health Research Board , and hosted by the Central Statistics Office , there were 210 hospital admissions for eating disorders last year. Of those, the vast majority were women . Girls were far more likely to be admitted for eating disorder treatment than boys, with all but two of last year’s admissions being girls.
“Only a small minority of people with an eating disorder become so ill that they require inpatient hospital care. When they go inpatient, they don’t come out better,” she said. The aim was to have 16 specialist teams in place: eight for adults and eight for under-18s. As of October 2023, a spokesman for the HSE said there are currently five teams for children and five for adults, though “not all teams are funded to the recommended levels in the model of care”.
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