Indicators for Admission

Admission indicators vary slightly between jurisdictions

Use the filters below to choose your location and patient type (Adult >18 years or Child <18 years).

Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) guidelines apply to all states and territories.

Hospital-based treatment may be required when a person needs medical stabilisation, nutritional rehabilitation and intensive support to manage disordered eating behaviours. Hospitalisation can be indicated if there is a risk of self-harm or suicide.

References

Adults

1 NSW Ministry of Health (2014). Guidelines for the Inpatient Management of Adult Eating Disorders in General Medical and Psychiatric Settings in NSW. https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/resources/Publications/inpatient-adult-eating-disorders.pdf

2 Hay, P., Chinn, D., Forbes, D., Madden, S., Newton, R., Sugenor, L., Touyz, S., & Ward, W. (2014). Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of eating disorders. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 48(11), 977–1008. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867414555814

3 Queensland Eating Disorder Service [QuEDS] Metro North Hospital and Health Service. (2020). QuEDS Guide to Admission and Inpatient Treatment for People with Eating Disorders. State of Queensland. https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/rbwh/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/07/guide-to-admission-and-inpatient-treatment-eating-disorder.pdf

4 Western Australia Eating Disorder Outreach and Consultation Service (WAEDOCS). (2020). Eating Disorders: The Management of Youth and Adults – a Quick Reference Guide. North Metropolitan Health Service, Government of Western Australia. https://www.nmhs.health.wa.gov.au/-/media/HSPs/NMHS/Documents/Mental-Health/WAEDOCS-Eating-Disorders-Management-of-Youth-Adults.pdf

5 Canberra Health Services. (2022). Canberra Health Service Guidelines: Adults with Eating Disorders – Medical Management of (Inpatients). (CHS22/303). Canberra, Australia. https://www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0006/2064921/CHS-Adults-with-Eating-Disorders-Revised-25.7.22.docx

Children

6 NSW Ministry of Health (2018). NSW Eating Disorder Toolkit: A practice-based guide to the inpatient management of children and adolescents with eating disorders.https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/resources/Publications/nsw-eating-disorders-toolkit.pdf   

7 Queensland Health. (2020). Queensland Health Guidelines: Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders in Queensland (QH-GDL-961). State of Queensland. https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0040/956569/qh-gdl-961.pdf

8 Hay, P., Chinn, D., Forbes, D., Madden, S., Newton, R., Sugenor, L., Touyz, S., & Ward, W. (2014). Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of eating disorders. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 48(11), 977–1008. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867414555814

9 Canberra Health Services. (2023). Canberra Health Service Guidelines: Eating Disorders – Anorexia Nervosa Paediatric Inpatient Management (Paediatric Wards). (CHS23/136). Canberra, Australia. https://www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0004/1981291/Eating-Disorders-Anorexia-Nervosa-Paed-IP.docx