As of year-end 2024, there were a total of 180 facilities to treat eating disorders across the whole Italian territory. According to the records, 1,588 professionals were working in such facilities. This statistic shows the distribution of different professional figures operating in public eating disorder treatment facilities in Italy. Psychologists were the most common profession, with 22 percent. Child psychiatrist or neuropsychiatric followed with 13 percent.
Distribution of professional figures in facilities to treat eating disorders in Italy as of 2024
Characteristic
Share of professionals
Psychologist
22%
Child psychiatrist or neuropsychiatric
13%
Dietician
13%
Nurse
12%
Other
12%
Professional educator
8%
Medical nutritionist
6%
Psychiatric technician
5%
Internist or pediatrician
4%
Social worker
2.5%
Administration
1.9%
Physiotherapist
1.6%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of professionals22%22%13%13%13%13%12%12%12%12%8%8%6%6%5%5%4%4%2.5%2.5%1.9%1.9%1.6%1.6%PsychologistChild psychiatrist or neuropsychiatricDieticianNurseOtherProfessional educatorMedical nutritionistPsychiatric technicianInternist or pediatricianSocial workerAdministrationPhysiotherapist
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%18%20%22%24%26%
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Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (October 14, 2024). Distribution of professional figures in facilities to treat eating disorders in Italy as of 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332071/professional-figures-in-eating-disorder-treatment-facilities-in-italy/
Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Distribution of professional figures in facilities to treat eating disorders in Italy as of 2024." Chart. October 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332071/professional-figures-in-eating-disorder-treatment-facilities-in-italy/
Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (2024). Distribution of professional figures in facilities to treat eating disorders in Italy as of 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332071/professional-figures-in-eating-disorder-treatment-facilities-in-italy/
Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Distribution of Professional Figures in Facilities to Treat Eating Disorders in Italy as of 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332071/professional-figures-in-eating-disorder-treatment-facilities-in-italy/
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