Dar Kenn Ghal Sahhtek - An Effective Therapeutic Intervention

About this publication

This is an original, plain-language summary based on the conference abstract on Cambridge Core. It is not a reproduction of the article or a full-text review.

This conference abstract describes work at Dar Kenn Ghal Sahhtek, a residential service in Malta for eating disorders and obesity. The reported evaluation focuses on the obesity service and considers participants both with and without binge eating disorder.

Approach

The authors describe interviews assessing DSM-5 criteria for binge eating disorder, comparison of questionnaire scores before admission and before discharge, and evaluation of responses to treatment. The abstract describes a group of 30 participants.

Main points

The authors report that a substantial proportion of participants met criteria for binge eating disorder and conclude that the residential intervention was beneficial. However, the accessible abstract does not provide the before-and-after questionnaire scores needed to assess the size of any improvement.

Important limitations

This is a short conference report, not evidence from a randomised trial. The reported binge eating percentage is not readily reconcilable with the stated group size without further information about the denominator, so it is not reproduced here as a precise estimate. The available abstract does not establish how much improvement occurred, how long it lasted, or whether the intervention caused it.

This summary is for academic information and is not personal medical advice.

Citation and original source

Falzon Aquilina F, Grech A, Zerafa D, Agius M, Voon V. Dar Kenn Ghal Sahhtek - An effective therapeutic intervention. European Psychiatry. 2016;33(Suppl 1):S427-S428. DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1548.

Original publication record. View the abstract used for this summary.

Source reviewed: 6 November 2026.