Dr David Viljoen: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- consultant clinical psychologist at the private eating disorders provider Ellern Mede
- Quoted on
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- Tracked press citations
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“he was 'concerned' about those with a BMI below 15 being discharged 'because this is against all the research evidence', which warns of the risk of relapse, developing a chronic or longstanding eating disorder, or premature death”
Where Dr David Viljoen has been quoted
- Mental health units discharging eating disorder patients with ‘dangerously low’ BMIstheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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