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‘Dar Kenn Ghal Sahhtek’ – An Effective Therapeutic Intervention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

F. Falzon Aquilina*
Affiliation:
Ministry of Health, Psychiatry, Attard, Malta
A. Grech
Affiliation:
Dept of Psychiatry, University of Malta, Malta
D. Zerafa
Affiliation:
Ministry of Health, Psychiatry, Mtarfa, Malta
M. Agius
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Bedford Hospital, Bedforshire, UK
V. Voon
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

Introduction

‘Dar Kenn Ghal Sahhtek’ is a residential service for patients suffering from eating disorders, namely Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa and Obesity (Binge Eating and Non Binge Eating type). The focus will be made on the obesity services.

Objectives

1. To show that Dar Kenn Ghal Sahhtek has proved to be an effective therapeutic intervention towards obesity (with or without binge eating). 2. To show that from a recruitment of 30 obese subjects a substantial proportion met the DSM-5 criteria for Binge Eating Disorder.

Aims

1. To show that by means of questionnaires and physical testing a marked improvement was made following the therapeutic interventions offered at DKGS. 2. To highlight the high incidence of binge eating disorder in a sample of 30 obese subjects recruited via DKGS.

Methods

1. Interviewing the patient for the DSM-5 criteria of binge eating. 2. Comparing scores of questionnaires before admission and prior to discharge. 3. Evaluating the response to various treatment modalities.

Results

On interviewing the group of 30 patients, 47.6% of the patients were found to be the diagnostic criteria of Binge Eating Disorder according to DSM-5 (Table 1).

Conclusion

Firstly, a considerable proportions of obese subjects proved to meet the DSM-5 criteria for binge eating while Dar Kenn Ghall Sahhtek has proved to be an effective therapeutic intervention towards obesity (with and without binge eating).

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
EV563
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2016

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