The use of restraints and feeding by tubes in NHS eating disorder care is to be studied, with the aim of reducing restrictive practices. The University of Cumbria said the £1.1m project would see it ...

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has called for an end to the crisis in children’s eating disorder services, which it stressed were currently unable to meet demand. It also criticised child and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 'possible eating disorder' was partially defined as someone believing themselves to be overweight when others said they were too ...

Research from Oxford Health has found that virtual treatment can help prevent admissions and support recovery for eating disorder patients.

I woke up on the ground, freezing, shaking, starving. I called NHS 111 from the ground. That call – admitting I needed help – was the hardest thing my eating disorder ever let me do.

According to the charity Beat Eating Disorders (BEAT), nearly 1 in 50 individuals in the UK are affected by eating disorders, which can have a damaging effect on mental health. The NHS has pledged an ...

People with severe eating disorders are most at risk of becoming unwell again in the first two months after leaving hospital, bu ...

To those who aren’t in the know, it looks like any other office: tiles of commercial grey carpet, blue swivel chairs and stern black screens fill the space. Faux potted plants punctuate the otherwise ...

I began specialising in the treatment of eating disorders in 2002 when I joined South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust’s award-winning Adult Eating Disorder Unit at the Maudsley Hospital. I ...