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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Pickover

Sensory deprivation tanks ‘could help anorexia patients’ – study

Sensory deprivation tanks could help patients with anorexia nervosa, a new, small study suggests.

Users are placed in a lightproof, soundproof, humidity and temperature-controlled environment where they float in a shallow pool of warm water saturated with Epsom salts.

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