Charities, specialists and those in recovery tell of anxiety caused by disruption and closure of services There has been a sharp rise in the number of people making contact with eating disorder charities since the start of the...
Pregnancy is often talked about as a miraculous experience, but for now, eating for one is more than enough for me I’ve always been funny about food. As a toddler, I’d refuse to eat if my food wasn’t arranged just so on my Babar plate....
The Restaurant That Burns Calories focus on earning food is dangerous for those with eating disorders, it should never have been aired You don’t have to earn your food. I didn’t think that in the middle of a global crisis I would have to...
Although community-based treatment can improve outcomes, it must not be at the expense of vital inpatient services No single treatment or approach works for every patient experiencing an eating disorder. I know from my own tortuous...
Melanie Chisholm tells Desert Island Discs of her struggle to cope with fame Melanie Chisholm, the former Spice Girl Mel C, dates her past struggle with eating disorders and depression back to an incident at a Brit awards ceremony, she...
Swedish opera singer Malena Ernman gives emotional account of daughter’s battles with autism and an eating disorder Malena Ernman: ‘Greta was slowly disappearing into some kind of darkness’ Greta Thunberg’s extraordinary transformation...
After depression, the collapse of his marriage and decades of anorexia, the actor spent his 52nd birthday on a psychiatric ward. He talks about how he found his way back I was originally due to meet Christopher Eccleston a few months...
The Olympic bronze medalist and one-time face of US skating reflects on her emotional return to the national stage after three years battling an eating disorder and depression Two and a half years ago, Gracie Gold was done with figure...
He can’t sacrifice himself for his girlfriend, however ill she may get, says Annalisa Barbieri Our teenage son ’s girlfriend, who is also a teenager , has an eating disorder. She will shortly start a programme of intensive daily...
‘There’s always some standard of beauty that you’re not meeting,’ she tells Miss Americana director Lana Wilson Taylor Swift has disclosed her experiences with an eating disorder in a new documentary. In Taylor Swift: Miss Americana,...
Campaigners say too many young people receiving poor-quality mental health care At least 12 highly vulnerable people with eating disorders have died over the last seven years after failings in care that were so severe that coroners in...
People with anorexia tend to severely restrict their food intake, while those with bulimia go through periods of overeating followed by unhealthful behaviors to ‘purge.’ Learn more here.
Eating disorders threatened my recovery after I had given birth. Yet health guidelines ignore new mothers with such a history At my 10-week booking appointment, the midwife told me that my history of anorexia meant I was more likely to...
I have had consultations with young people where this has been a primary driver of body dysmorphia, writes Dr Stephanie Gounaris-Shannon I was pleased to see your report mentioning the need for better staffing for eating disorder...
A holistic approach helped me recover after 20 years in and out of hospital. As demand rises, more investment is needed We live in a society where low weight is accepted, not talked about, not treated. As I know well from personal...
I’ve spent decades trying every fad and detox, looking for the magic formula for weight loss Since I’ve been a journalist, I’ve done a ton of diets for one article or another. I never had to justify it, or explain what I think about my...
The rise in hospital admissions for eating disorders shows that medics don’t have the knowledge or the resources to treat them The rise in hospital admissions for people with eating disorders reported on Thursday is very concerning. It...
Study finds nearly four times greater likelihood of exercise addiction People with an eating disorder are nearly four times as likely to become addicted to exercise, according to a study. The paper, published in Springer Journal , drew...
Expert say figures show condition is not being treated properly in its early stages Hospital admissions for eating disorders have risen 37% across all age groups in the last two years, NHS Digital figures show. Psychiatrists and experts...
After her son was born prematurely, Tahmima Anam thought the worst was behind her. But when he was allowed to come home two months later, a new problem emerged: he refused to eat In the second instalment of our series looking back at the...
In the largest-ever study of its kind researchers identified more than 100 genetic variants that affect the risk for more than one mental health condition.
Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a recently recognized eating disorder. People with ARFID stop growing and gaining weight as they do not eat enough calories.
There are many strategies to help curb binge eating, including identifying and removing triggers, planning meals, and reducing stress. Learn more in this article.
She saw me as a person rather than a mental health inpatient. Now I work to help other people in the same situation I was in • Guardian Jobs: see the latest vacancies in healthcare When I was a mental health inpatient with an eating...
Adolescents and young adults with anorexia nervosa whose weight is in the healthy, overweight or obese ranges face similar cardiovascular and other health complications as their counterparts with low body mass index (BMI), according to a...
Pica occurs when people crave and eat nonfood items. In some cases, this behavior can become harmful. This article describes what pica is, lists some possible causes, and explains how best to treat it.
Does yo-yo dieting drive compulsive eating? There may be a connection. According to researchers the chronic cyclic pattern of overeating followed by undereating, reduces the brain's ability to feel reward and may drive compulsive eating....
This research raises questions as to whether current diagnoses accurately reflect the underlying neurobiology of mental illness. The findings, just published in the leading peer-reviewed medical journal, JAMA Psychiatry, highlight the...
Although people sometimes wish to induce vomiting to treat poisoning, to relieve nausea, or due to an eating disorder, there are no safe ways to do this at home. Learn more about the risks of inducing vomiting here.
Eating disorders are conditions that involve disordered eating. Learn more about the different types of eating disorder and their associated symptoms and complications here.
The study analyzed data from studies across eight different psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and others. The largest delay...
Eating disorder researchers have discovered a neurocircuit in mice that, when activated, increased their stress levels while decreasing their desire to eat.
Concerta and Vyvanse are two stimulant medications that can help treat ADHD. In this article, learn about how they work, as well as their possible side effects.