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Clinical Neuropsychology: Open Access
Neuropsychiatry 2018
August 27-28, 2018
August 27-28, 2018 Tokyo, Japan
8
th
Global Experts Meeting on
Advances in Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
A Singapore eating disorders treatment program: What is available and what has worked?
Ng Kah Wee
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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e are the only dedicated treatment program in Singapore. We are a multi-disciplinary team which offers inpatient and
outpatient treatment for patients with eating disorders. The number of patients presenting to us has risen significantly
over time. Our clinical services have expanded, with addition of family-based therapy in 2012. Majority of our patients are
diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa (AN), followed by Bulimia Nervosa (BN) and Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified
(EDNOS). From 2013, diagnoses include Other Specified Feeding/Eating Disorder (OSFED) and Avoidant/Restrictive Food
Intake Disorder (ARFID). Clinical profile of our patients with AN has changed over time with lower presenting body weight
and body mass index. Patients with BN scored higher in eating disorder psychopathology subscales than those with AN and
EDNOS. Malay patients remain under-represented over the years. Treating patients with eating disorders in our program is
challenging, in view of our multi-racial population. Cultural factors influence the eating disorder psychopathology, eating
disorder literacy and willingness for treatment. There are significant ethnicity differences between the diagnoses of eating
disorders. Outcome measures such as weight restoration and return of menstruation are the established markers, however
psychopathology such fat phobia may not be measured adequately in an Asian population.
ng.kah.wee@singhealth.com.sgClinNeuropsychol 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.4172/2472-095X-C1-003