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dc.contributor.author | Falzon Aquilina, Francesca | - |
dc.contributor.author | Grech, Anton | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zerafa, Darleen | - |
dc.contributor.author | Agius, Mark | - |
dc.contributor.author | Voon, Valerie | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-20T08:07:50Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-02-20T08:07:50Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Falzon Aquilina, F., Grech, A., Zerafa, D., Agius, M., & Voon, V. (2015). 'Dar Kenn Għal Saħħtek' - an eating disorder and obesity service in Malta. Psychiatria Danubina, 27(1), 526-529. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 0353-5053 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/16635 | - |
dc.description.abstract | 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’. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Medicinska Naklada Zagreb | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Eating disorders -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Eating disorders -- Malta -- Case studies | en_GB |
dc.subject | Dar Kenn għal Saħħtek (Imtarfa, Malta) | en_GB |
dc.subject | Eating disorders -- Prevention | en_GB |
dc.subject | Bulimia -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Obesity -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Obesity -- Prevention -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Compulsive eating -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | 'Dar Kenn Għal Saħħtek' - an eating disorder and obesity service in Malta | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.type | conferenceObject | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1548 | - |
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