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Rise in children getting treatment for eating disorders, psychiatrists warn

Royal College of Psychiatrists’ analysis shows all regions in England are failing to meet the Government target for when patients should be seen.

The Independent UK

Children and young people with eating disorders face ‘treatment postcode lottery’

Royal College of Psychiatry warns of huge rise in young people seeking treatment since before pandemic

Evening Standard

Age discrimination leading to avoidable eating disorder deaths, government warned

Exclusive: ‘It’s astounding how long it takes for a government and politicians to wake up,’ says MP Wera Hobhouse

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Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2023: services and places for sufferers to get help

An eating disorder is a mental health condition where you use the control of food to cope with feelings and other situations

Evening Standard

'Representation of gay men made it harder to battle my eating disorder at 16'

Chris Hayter, 31, from Norfolk, opens up about the impact of gay stereotypes and lack of diverse body representation on young men across the UK with eating disorders

Daily Mirror

Parents and carers urged to watch for signs as study finds one-in-five children and adolescents experience disordered eating

Not everyone who experiences disordered eating will develop an eating disorder, but all eating disorders develop from disordered eating — and it's affecting a significant percentage of children and young adults.

ABC News

Eating disorders are deadly: What are they, who’s at risk, and what can be done about it

Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are serious health risks, and can be life-threatening. They are also common, especially among teenage girls.

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Half of men with eating disorders don’t get any help: 8 warning signs somebody needs support

To mark Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Lisa Salmon finds out why breaking the stigma around the illness in males is so important.

The Independent UK

NI man opens up on overcoming binge eating and urges others not to be afraid to seek help

"There's nothing that compares to the peace you'll feel when you don't wake up every day thinking about food"

Belfast Live

Mothers fight to save their daughters from eating disorders amid a health system in 'crisis'

The number of eating disorder cases has exploded, but our health system is appallingly underprepared to deal with the crisis.

ABC News

Wegovy weight loss jab to be sold by UK chemists 'could be gateway to eating disorders'

Experts have raised concerns about the potentially damaging effects of Wegovy weight loss jab, known as the 'skinny shot'

Daily Mirror

New childhood obesity guidance raises worries over the risk of eating disorders

Many eating disorder specialists oppose the new guidance's focus on weight loss and BMI, and say it minimizes the risk of disordered eating and will perpetuate deep-rooted, damaging stigmas.

WEKU

Pandemic compounded challenges for people struggling with eating disorders

BALTIMORE — For almost two decades — from high school to when she was a 35-year-old graduate student — Alicia Castaneda Hatfield struggled with an eating disorder without ever talking with a doctor about it.

Tribune News Service

Melbourne City and Young Matildas player Chelsea Blissett wants to change how football talks about eating disorders

Melbourne City defender Chelsea Blissett shares about her ongoing journey, calling on football to be more proactive in preventing eating disorders among players.

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The patients with treatable eating disorders who are dying before the NHS can help them

Exclusive: Thousands of adults have been left waiting for months for care. Health correspondent Rebecca Thomas reveals how this is leading to avoidable patient deaths

The Conversation

Arfid: genetics a major factor in this little-known eating disorder – new research

An estimated 1-5% of the world’s population suffer from an eating disorder that few people are even aware exists. Known as avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, or Arfid for short, the condition is an extreme form of restrictive eating – which, if left unchecked, can have a severe impact on…

Wales Online

'I spent 10 years getting to the terrifying moment in my life this picture was taken'

A slice of birthday cake was her worst nightmare

Dynamite News

Study Suggests Eating Disorders Can Arise Due To Body Dissatisfaction At Any Age

Eating disorders are stereotypically associated with adolescents and young adults. Growing evidence, however, suggests that these conditions can occur at any time during a woman's lifespan, including at midlife. Read on for details:

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Mum urged to seek help for son, 11, who won't eat birthday cake over dad's gym obsession

A woman whose husband is said to be 'very disciplined' when it comes to fitness says she experienced a 'wake-up call' on her son's eleventh birthday when the young boy refused to eat his own cake

Wales Online

Mum urged to seek help for son, 11, who refused to eat birthday cake because of dad's fitness obsession

She has now been urged to take him to a child psychologist who specialises in treating eating disorders

The Independent UK

Number of children needing help for serious mental health problems soars

NHS data shows rise to more than a million referrals last year

Wales Online

Sharp rise in number of children needing help for serious mental health problems

The figure is over 300,000 higher (1,169,515) than that of 2021/22 (839,570)

The Independent UK

39% rise in number of children needing help for serious mental health problems

The data includes children who are suicidal, self-harming, suffering serious depression or anxiety, and those with eating disorders.

Daily Mirror

Over 20 children rushed to hospital due to eating disorders every day and it's soaring

Charities described the numbers as 'deeply concerning' with 7,665 under-18s in England hospitalised with anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders over course of a year

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Stress Does Not Lead To Loss Of Self-Nontrol In Eating Disorders

A unique residential study has concluded that, contrary to perceived wisdom, people with eating disorders do not lose self-control, leading to binge-eating, in response to stress. Read on for details:

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