From the United States:
What constitutes an emergency when my loved one has an eating disorder?
by Dr. Mark Warren, of the Cleveland Center for Eating Disorders
Criteria for Hospital Admission for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Eating Disorders, from the American Academy of Pediatrics 2010 Policy Statement: Identifying and Treating Eating Disorders
From the AED:
AED Brochure 2012: Eating Disorders in the Emergency Department - Critical Points for the Recognition and Medical Management of Individuals with Eating Disorders in the Acute Care Setting, by the Academy for Eating Disorders. This brochure is designed for emergency department personnel.
AED Report 2011: Critical Points for Early Recognition and Medical Risk Management in the Care of Individuals with Eating Disorders, by the Academy for Eating Disorders.
This booklet is designed for physicians and contains information on how to diagnose, evaluate, and monitor eating disorder patients.
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From the United Kingdom:
A Guide to the Medical Risk Assessment for Eating Disorders, by Professor Janet Treasure (2009) from the Section of Eating Disorders at the Institute of Psychiatry and the Eating Disorders Unit at SLaM.
This guide aims to help in the understanding of the medical risk in Eating Disorders, how to assess it, evaluate it and where to refer; and in the use of the Mental Health Act in treatment of Eating Disorders.