• Laura Ridgeway, Debra Katzman, and Fiona McNicholas.
• Department of Psychiatry, Saint John of God Hospital, Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland. laura.ridgeway@ucdconnect.ie.
• Ir J Med Sci. 2023 Jun 1; 192 (3): 144714521447-1452.

BackgroundEating disorders are becoming increasingly prevalent, especially among adolescents. Recognition and assessment of their clinical presentation can be challenging for clinicians in primary care settings, where consultation time is short and experience with eating disorders is limited. The early detection and appropriate referral of adolescents with eating disorders are essential for timely management.AimThis article reviews eating disorders and the need for a simple, time-efficient assessment which could be used in primary care settings.OutcomeThe authors propose a unique model of assessment entitled Behaviour, Belief and Impairment or BBI, which provides a simple, time-efficient assessment that can assist in the early detection of an eating disorder. The BBI assessment model conceptualises eating disorders in three domains: the observed behaviour, the underlying belief of the patient that drives the behaviour and the subsequent physical or psychological impairment.© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland.

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