A new service model for the treatment of severe anorexia nervosa in the community: the Anorexia Nervosa Intensive Treatment Team.

Aims and method A community intensive treatment service for severe anorexia nervosa is described. The service is multidisciplinary but driven by a focus on psychological formulation. Psychological and dietetic interventions are grounded in a process of active risk management.

General practitioners' knowledge of post-traumatic stress disorder: a controlled study.

Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common, is associated with substantial morbidity, and is often not recognised in primary care.

Aim: To explore whether general practitioners (GPs) have significant gaps in their knowledge of PTSD.

Design Of Study: A controlled study.

Electroconvulsive therapy in Scottish clinical practice: a national audit of demographics, standards, and outcome.

Objectives: Many of the commonly expressed concerns about the effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) have been addressed by scientific studies. However, this has done little to reassure service users and the public at large about its use in routine clinical practice. This 3-year study between 1997 and 1999 consisted of a series of audit cycles to systematically answer questions about ECT demographics and outcome across Scotland.