Eating disorders: an introduction to anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders.
Eating disorders
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Treatment-seeking for eating disorders among adolescents: Implications for mental health literacy campaigns
Eating disorders commonly occur during adolescence, however, only a minority (10-25%) of affected adolescents receive appropriate treatment.
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FREE webinar ‘OpenHouse on Autism’ – Meal time stress and managing food sensitivities
Join our host Dr. Lucy Sanctuary, Autism specialist with Clinical Partners, eating disorder specialist Dr. Vicki Ford and Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian to discover practical ways to address challenges around food.
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Eating Disorders Editorial
Welcome to this edition of The Bridge which focuses on eating disorders.
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Eating Disorders in Children and Young People
In most cases, eating disorders start in adolescence, but they are often not picked up until adulthood. Current research supports the use of several types of psychotherapies, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), interpersonal and family-based therapies, as well as some medications for the treatment of eating disorders.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Skills Update – special interest focus
An opportunity for clinicians to develop both their academic knowledge and clinical skills in working with people on the autism spectrum across the lifespan.
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Risk of serious harm to self, and others
Risk of serious harm, to self and others, is an important topic to discuss.
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Raising Awareness for Body Dysmorphic Disorder
BDD is not something that clinicians always think of, so what are the symptoms that we should be looking out for and what evidence-based treatments can help relieve the symptoms that people experience?
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How can we identify and treat Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
Body Dysmorphic Disorder is a mental health condition where a person worries about perceived flaws in their appearance — flaws that are unnoticeable to others, or else appear incredibly slight. It affects people of any age but is most prevalent in teenagers and young adults, and although common, it frequently goes unrecognised or misdiagnosed.
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Eating Disorders
Research digests on eating disorders from the August 2018 edition of The Bridge, ACAMH’s journal of secondary publication.
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Supporting Prepubertal Children with anorexia nervosa – a clinician’s experience
Five patients under the age of twelve have presented with Anorexia Nervosa in the last six months to our community CAMHS Eating Disorders Team, in the North of England, representing 16% of our average annual caseload.
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