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Sensory deprivation tanks ‘could help anorexia patients’ – study

Researchers say float therapy offers a new therapeutic direction in treating patients with anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders.

The Independent UK

‘You’re just going to leave me to die’: Harrowing plea of anorexia patient told she was ‘too thin’ for help

Amy is one of what experts fear is a growing number of patients turned away from treatment as stretched services ‘ration’ help in an effort to manage demand. Health correspondent Rebecca Thomas reports

The Independent UK

I lived with an eating disorder. TV almost never got it right – until Heartstopper

Since a misjudged anorexia storyline in Skins, television has continued to glorify and glamorise eating disorders. I am so relieved that Netflix’s hit teen drama has finally got it right

The Guardian - UK

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Mother diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, anorexia and incurable cancer says she ‘doesn’t feel afraid of dying any more’

Ellie Allman was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) just days before her 30th birthday and was later told she has myeloma, aged 41.

The Independent UK

Emily Scott: ‘It’s quite normal for people with eating disorders to end up working in food’

Chef Emily Scott didn’t always have such a favourable view of feasting. But after struggling with anorexia in her teens, she turned her unhealthy relationship with food around and found joy in cooking, she tells Katie Wright

The Independent UK

Magic mushroom ingredient could help treat anorexia, research suggests

A single dose of the psychedelic, given alongside psychological support, is a safe and acceptable treatment for the condition, a study suggests

The Independent UK

Psychedelic psilocybin could treat anorexia in some patients, trial suggests

Ten patients with anorexia were treated with psilocybin and reported a positive experience, and four experienced remission of their symptoms.

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Psilocybin may be a potential treatment for anorexia, research suggests

A single dose of the psychedelic, given alongside psychological support, is a safe and acceptable treatment for the condition, a study suggests.

The Independent UK

‘Nobody knew’: how Emily Suvaal came to recount her fight with anorexia in NSW’s parliament

After spending her childhood fighting an eating disorder, the new Labor upper house MP is wanting to change the dialogue on community mental health

The Guardian - AU

Woman Who Beat Anorexia Becomes A Successful Beauty Queen

Alisha Cowie has been crowned Miss International UK five years on from winning Miss England in 2018.

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'I needed help with anorexia when I was 11, GP said I wasn't underweight enough'

It took seven years for Susie to get the help she needed - by going private. She is now campaigning for change

Wales Online

Woman rushed to surgery after GP missed 'red flag' cancer signs

Charlie Puplett was told she had anorexia and was "in denial" by her doctor

Liverpool Echo

Doctor told cancer patient she had anorexia despite three ‘red flag’ signs

The Independent UK

Neuroscientists May Have Found the Part of Your Brain That Makes You Hangry

Neuroscientists think a cluster of cells in the brain that stimulate appetite could be a target for eating disorder therapies

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Daily Mirror

TikTok star who documented anorexia struggle dies after telling followers 'I'm scared'

Amy Eliis from Broughton, Flintshire, grew a following of more than 140,000 on TikTok, where she shared her experience of the disease

ABC News

After she died at 15, Liv's heartbroken loved ones have a message about the deadliest mental illness

A father is opening up about his daughter's death after she lost her life to anorexia nervosa. He says the illness took hold after a bullying incident.

Daily Mirror

'I cried when I saw tearful Jeff Stelling's overwhelming and powerful Sky Sports rant'

Jeff Stelling used his penultimate appearance as host of Sky Sports Soccer Saturday to call the government's lack of awareness and funding into helping those with eating disorders "a national disgrace"

Daily Mirror

Woman who weighs just 70lb after 35 years of anorexia must not be force fed, judge rules

Mr Justice Mostyn described the case as "very disturbing" but ruled the unnamed 50-year-old woman should not be force fed after hearing she suffered from "overpowering delusions"

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The Guardian - UK

Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia by Hadley Freeman – review

This searing memoir from a recovered anorexic, which explores the warped thinking around the illness, should be required reading

The Guardian - UK

Good Girls by Hadley Freeman review – anorexia from within

The journalist and former in-patient offers a clear-eyed view of a debilitating and misunderstood illness

The Conversation

I went behind the scenes of Penguin's psychiatric titles – what I found was women’s hidden labour

Penguin Books brought psychiatric ideas to post-war Britain through their inexpensive paperback list. This eclectic list ranged from general introductions to psychiatry and psychotherapy, to discussions of specific problems like depression and anorexia nervosa, and also large political issues such as propaganda and brainwashing.

Daily Record

Christine McGuinness opens up to Lorraine about link between her autism diagnosis and anorexia

The Real Housewives of Chesire star has been open about her autism diagnosis, which she received aged 33.

Daily Mirror

Man whose anorexia 'nearly killed him' waited two years for NHS help before going private

Charlie struggled with crippling anorexia for years before he finally sought private help. He opens up about being ignored by NHS clinics and wants to challenge the sigma around men with eating disorders

The Conversation

Body dysmorphic disorder is more common than eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia, yet few people are aware of its dangers

While eating disorders have been widely publicized for decades, far less attention has been given to a related condition called body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD.

Wales Online

Lana spent six hours in gym and ate just a punnet of grapes a day during bulimia and anorexia battle

Lana is now running Miss Great Britain events after overcoming her health issues

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