Aquilina Francesca Falzon, Grech Anton, Zerafa Darleen, Agius Mark, Voon Valerie
Mount Carmel Hospital Malta, Attard, Malta,
Psychiatr Danub. 2015 Sep;27 Suppl 1:S526-9.
This paper will describe the incidence of eating disorders, with particular focus on obesity and binge eating, within the Island of Malta. The development of and 'Dar Kenn Ghal Sahhtek', the first centre for eating disorders in Malta will then be recounted, and the effective therapeutic interventions provided in it will be described. One important function of this unit is the treatment of excessive obesity. Some epidemiological data on the Obese Patients in DKS, relating to the incidence of Binge Eating Disorder in the DKS patient group will be given. This data was collected during a collaboritive research project between the Psychiatry Department of Cambridge University and 'Dar Kenn Ghal Sahhtek'.
本文将描述马耳他岛饮食失调症的发病率,尤其关注肥胖症和暴饮暴食。接着将讲述马耳他首个饮食失调症治疗中心“Dar Kenn Ghal Sahhtek”的发展历程,并介绍该中心提供的有效治疗干预措施。该部门的一项重要职能是治疗过度肥胖症。将给出一些关于“Dar Kenn Ghal Sahhtek”肥胖患者的流行病学数据,这些数据与该中心患者群体中暴饮暴食症的发病率有关。这些数据是在剑桥大学精神病学系与“Dar Kenn Ghal Sahhtek”的合作研究项目中收集的。