Anorexia
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Eating disorders and eating-related problems are common, and the symptoms may include binging, restrictive eating and body image issues. Early identification and access to treatment, as well as active and competent multidisciplinary treatment are key.
Psychosocial and psychotherapeutic treatments as well as nutritional therapy are central forms of treatment. If your symptoms are severe and you are underweight or suffer from physical symptoms, a physician’s assessment is important.
Prices for specialists, e.g., gynaecologists, dermatologists, cardiologists, orthopaedists, and ophthalmologists, may vary according to the specialist. You can see the exact price on the specialist's own page or in the online booking by clicking on the doctor's name.
| Service | Price estimate | Info |
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| Appointment with a specialist, 20 min Price per appointment. | from 140,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 148,10 € Price estimate from 140,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 148,10 € | Price per appointment. |
| Appointment with a specialist, 30 min Price per appointment. | from 163,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 171,10 € Price estimate from 163,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 171,10 € | Price per appointment. |
| Appointment with a specialist, 45 min Price per appointment. | from 199,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 207,10 € Price estimate from 199,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 207,10 € | Price per appointment. |
| Gynaecologist's appointment, 20 min | from 83,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 153,10 € Price estimate from 83,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 153,10 € | |
| Gynaecologist's appointment, 30 min | from 90,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 160,10 € Price estimate from 90,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 160,10 € | |
| Dermatologist's appointment, 20 min | from 144,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 152,10 € Price estimate from 144,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 152,10 € | |
| Dermatologist's appointment, 30 min | from 159,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 167,10 € Price estimate from 159,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 167,10 € | |
| ENT doctor's appointment, 20 min | from 142,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 150,10 € Price estimate from 142,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 150,10 € | |
| ENT doctor's appointment, 30 min | from 166,90 € Without Kela reimbursement from 174,90 € Price estimate from 166,90 € Without Kela reimbursement from 174,90 € | |
| Paediatrician's appointment, 20 min | from 142,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 150,10 € Price estimate from 142,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 150,10 € | |
| Paediatrician's appointment, 30 min | from 166,90 € Without Kela reimbursement from 174,90 € Price estimate from 166,90 € Without Kela reimbursement from 174,90 € | |
| Orthopaedist's appointment, 20 min | from 142,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 150,10 € Price estimate from 142,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 150,10 € | |
| Orthopaedist's appointment, 30 min | from 166,90 € Without Kela reimbursement from 174,90 € Price estimate from 166,90 € Without Kela reimbursement from 174,90 € | |
| Appointment with a psychiatrist, 45 min Price per appointment. | from 123,70 € Without Kela reimbursement from 173,70 € Price estimate from 123,70 € Without Kela reimbursement from 173,70 € | Price per appointment. |
| Appointment with a psychiatrist, 60 min Price per appointment. | from 172,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 232,10 € Price estimate from 172,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 232,10 € | Price per appointment. |
| Ophthalmologist's appointment, 30 min | from 166,90 € Without Kela reimbursement from 174,90 € Price estimate from 166,90 € Without Kela reimbursement from 174,90 € | |
| Ophthalmologist's appointment, 45 min | from 222,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 230,10 € Price estimate from 222,10 € Without Kela reimbursement from 230,10 € |
Revised 4/18/2024
Published 12/8/2023
The most common eating disorders include:
Unspecified eating disorders and more broadly defined problems related to eating and body image are also common.
Eating disorders are complex disorders. The possible causes may include:
Anyone can develop an eating disorder or suffer from eating-related problems, regardless of gender, age or body size. Eating disorders are most common in young women and girls. One in six Finnish women develop an eating disorder by early adulthood, but many are left to deal with it alone (Silén, 2021). More broadly defined eating-related problems and body image issues are even more common.
Co-occurring disorders with an eating disorder are common. It is important to assess and treat co-occurring disorders and symptoms. Common co-occurring psychiatric and somatic disorders and symptoms of an eating disorder include:
Fortunately, eating disorders and eating-related problems can be treated and recovered from. Proper treatment includes competent multidisciplinary cooperation and a simultaneous focus on mental health, physical health and eating disorder symptoms.
If you would like to discuss your situation with our professionals, our multidisciplinary eating disorder team is here to help you in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Turku and Tampere. We offer support and help at different stages of eating-related problems: from early identification and intervention to treatment and rehabilitation. The treatment is performed as outpatient treatment. If necessary, our physicians can assess the need for treatment and the appropriate way to implement it.
Mehiläinen’s eating disorder team’s paediatricians, paediatric psychiatrists and youth psychiatrists can plan the treatment and assess the need for treatment and the appropriate way to implement it. If your child or adolescent has severe symptoms, including being underweight, losing weight or other physical symptoms, a physician’s assessment is important. Psychosocial, family and psychotherapeutic treatments are central to the treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents.
The eating disorder team’s psychologists, family therapists and psychotherapists offer support discussion sessions as well as short-term psychosocial treatment and long-term psychotherapy. The treatment simultaneously focuses on the reduction of symptoms, correction of eating behaviour and psychological work. In adolescents with anorexia, it is important to support the whole family and to correct the nutritional state and normalise eating behaviours as soon as possible. The eating disorder team’s dietitians provide nutritional therapy and help normalise eating behaviour.
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Eating disorders are mental health disorders that are connected to both mental and physical well-being. Eating disorders and eating-related problems are common, and the symptoms may include binging, restrictive eating and body image issues.
Many biological, psychological and cultural factors can predispose people to eating disorders. Genetic and other biological predispositions, difficult life experiences, emotional difficulties, self-esteem issues and appearance-related pressures can all contribute to the development of eating disorders and eating-related problems.
According to a Finnish dissertation, one in six Finnish women develop an eating disorder by early adulthood, but many are left to deal with it alone (Silén, 2021). More broadly defined eating-related problems and body image issues are even more common.
The most common eating disorders are binging-related eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa and BED (binge-eating disorder), as well as restrictive eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder). Unspecified eating disorders and other problems related to eating and body image are also common.
Eating disorders are often associated with co-occurring mental and physical disorders, such as depression, anxiety, autism spectrum disorders and characteristics, personality disorders, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, substance abuse problems, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal behaviour and attempts, diabetes, osteoporosis and reproductive disorders.
Competent multidisciplinary cooperation is required in the treatment of eating disorders. Psychosocial and psychotherapeutic treatments are central to the treatment of eating disorders. The treatment simultaneously focuses on the reduction of symptoms, correction of eating behaviour and psychological work. Other co-occurring mental and physical symptoms are also assessed and, if necessary, treated.
Mehiläinen’s multidisciplinary eating disorder team is at your service in the Helsinki metropolitan area. Our physicians can assess your condition, the need for treatment and the appropriate way to implement it. Our psychologists and psychotherapists offer both short-term and long-term psychosocial treatments and psychotherapy. Our dietitians can help you with establishing a healthy and regular diet and correcting your eating behaviour.
