Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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International
●World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP): Guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of eating disorders (2011)
Canada
●Canadian practice guidelines for the treatment of children and adolescents with eating disorders (2020)
●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Practice point on determining treatment goal weights for children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa (2018)
United States
●Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM): Position paper for medical management of restrictive eating disorders in adolescents and young adults (2022)
●SAHM: Position statement on refeeding hypophosphatemia in hospitalized adolescents with anorexia nervosa (2022)
●US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF): Final recommendation statement on eating disorders in adolescents and adults – Screening (2022)
●American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM): Position statement on mental health issues and psychological factors in athletes – Detection, management, effect on performance, and prevention (2020)
●American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Committee opinion on gynecologic care for adolescents and young women with eating disorders (2018)
●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Policy on promotion of healthy weight-control practices in young athletes (2017)
●AAP: Policy on preventing obesity and eating disorders in adolescents (2016)
●American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP): Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with eating disorders (2015)
●Choosing Wisely: Avoid using prescription appetite stimulants or high-calorie supplements for treatment of anorexia or cachexia in older adults; instead, optimize social supports, discontinue medications that may interfere with eating, provide appealing food and feeding assistance, and clarify patient goals and expectations (2014, revised 2015)
●American Psychiatric Association (APA): Guideline watch – Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with eating disorders, 3rd edition (2012)
•APA: Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with eating disorders, 3rd edition (2006)
•APA: Treating eating disorders – A quick reference guide (2006)
United Kingdom
●Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN): A national clinical guideline on eating disorders (2022)
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Guideline on eating disorders – Recognition and treatment (2020)
●NICE: Quality standard on eating disorders (2018)
Australia-New Zealand
●National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC): National practice standards for eating disorders (2018)
●New South Wales Health (NSW Health): Guidelines for the inpatient management of adult eating disorders in general medical and psychiatric settings in NSW (2014)
●Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP): Clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of eating disorders (2014)
