Source: Medscape UK
An online therapy programme can be offered to people aged 16 or over with eating disorders while they wait for specialist NHS treatment, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has said.
In new guidance, the regulator said the programme could be used in the NHS in England while further clinical and cost-effectiveness evidence is generated.
The Overcoming Bulimia Online unguided self-help programme is aimed at people who binge eat, including those with bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and similar conditions. It is based on eating-disorder-focused cognitive behavioural therapy and is designed to be completed independently over eight sessions.