Weight- and body shape-related distress is typically a core feature of eating disorders. In my experience, body image problems often predate the onset of eating disorder behaviors and linger after they are brought into remission. Over the years, I ... [Continue Reading]
I Lived With A Self-Destructive Secret For 30 Years. Here’s What Happened When I Told.
"I’ve found I can only move forward when I stop struggling in silence and let go of the shame." SOURCE: Eating Disorders - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Large study reveals stark changes in brain structure for people with anorexia
New findings highlight clear differences in grey matter for people with anorexia nervosa and point to the importance of early treatment interventions. SOURCE: Eating Disorder Research News -- ScienceDaily - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
The mother whose daughter was sent 200 miles away for eating disorder treatment
‘It’s unjustifiable,’ says Anne Dobrée, who spends hundreds of pounds to see Sophie in hospitalPatients with eating disorders sent from England to Scotland due to lack of bedsWhen Anne Dobrée’s daughter Sophie relapsed while recovering from an eating ... [Continue Reading]
Patients with eating disorders sent from England to Scotland due to lack of beds
NHS spent £10m relocating women and girls from hospitals in England since 2017, putting recovery at risk, say expertsThe mother whose daughter was sent 200 miles away for eating disorder treatmentA shortage of beds for severely unwell eating-disorder ... [Continue Reading]