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Welcome to our mental health blog where we focus on providing you with the latest news, insights, and research surrounding mental health and eating disorders.

Whether you're seeking guidance for your journey or looking to better understand and support loved ones, you're sure to find valuable information and inspiration covering a range of mental health problems and eating disorders in our mental health blog.

We invite you to explore the many topics, stories and perspectives offered here. Together, let's break the stigma and empower individuals towards positive change.

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The physical effects of anorexia

Anorexia (Anorexia Nervosa) has very serious physical effects and complications, as well as a devastating impact on psychological...

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The physical effects of bulimia

What is bulimia nervosa? If you need support for bulimia, please reach out to our team for help. Bulimia nervosa, often known as bulimia,...

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What is body dysmorphia?

In a world where appearance often seems to hold paramount importance, the line between self-perception and reality can blur, leading to a...

Eating disorder and body image resources for schools

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Eating disorder and body image resources for schools

This video has been developed with the ideal audience range of 10 to 16 in mind. This is a very wide age range; we believe the film is...

Occupational Therapy for eating disorder treatment

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Occupational Therapy for eating disorder treatment

Across our leading eating disorder clinics and hospitals in the UK, Schoen Clinic provides an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to...

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Veganism and eating disorders

In recent years, there has been a surge in the number of people exploring vegetarian and vegan diets. This is widely evidenced through...

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What is compulsive eating?

Compulsive eating is a type of behaviour with food: when a person eats in a way that feels out of control, that has an emotional...

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What causes eating disorders?

There will always be a number of factors in the development of an eating disorder and each individual will be affected by a unique...

I think my child has an eating disorder – what should I do?

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I think my child has an eating disorder – what should I do?

The first step is to discuss your concerns with your child. They will be experiencing many difficult emotions and may deny there is a...

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Men and eating disorders

It has been commonly stated that one in ten men have anorexia, bulimia or another type of eating disorder. Recent figures from the NHS...

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Is there a test for an eating disorder?

To properly diagnose an eating disorder, a full assessment needs to be made by your GP, a specialist nurse, psychiatrist or psychologist....

I think my friend has an eating disorder

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I think my friend has an eating disorder

In our image-obsessed culture, we spend a lot of time thinking and talking about our body image. But you may have a friend who seems to...

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