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Managing emotional eating

10 May 2012

Mental Health Practice

Feature

This article describes a group set up to help people manage ‘emotional eating’. An eating behaviour questionnaire, based on the symptoms of binge-eating disorder,...

Adopting a psychological approach to obesity

26 January 2011

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

In response to the growing challenge of obesity, South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and South West Essex Primary Care Trust established a joint...

Anorexia programme gives patients a fighting chance

10 March 2015

Mental Health Practice

Analysis

‘HOW ON earth did I manage and cope – and survive? The “rules” that you govern yourself with in this relentless illness push you to the limits. No matter how bad it...

Outreach service helps young people with eating disorders

06 March 2012

Nursing Children and Young People

Analysis

Parents can become upset whenever a child falls ill, but it may be especially distressing if that child develops an eating disorder and has a malnourished...

Number of men seeking help for anorexia is increasing

10 October 2012

Mental Health Practice

Analysis

John Evans’s nickname at school was ‘doughnut’ and he was bullied for being overweight. After he started university at 18 his self-esteem was so low that his...

Taking control of anorexia together

25 February 2015

Nursing Standard

Feature

Many people with anorexia receive inadequate treatment for what is a debilitating, relentless and life-threatening illness. In Lincolnshire an innovative nurse-led...

Eating disorders that fall short of anorexia or bulimia are on the rise among teenagers

26 June 2013

Nursing Standard

Clinical digest

The incidence of eating disorders in the UK increased significantly in 2000-2009, according to a study that highlights the importance of disorders that are not...

The role of carbohydrates in a healthy diet

03 October 2006

Nursing Standard

Learning zone continuing professional development

Nurses have an important role to play in improving patients’ diets. This article examines the role of carbohydrates in the prevention and management of disease. It...

The role of carbohydrates in a healthy diet

27 September 2006

Nursing Standard

CPD

Nurses have an important role to play in improving patients’ diets. This article examines the role of carbohydrates in the prevention and management of disease. It...

The long road

09 March 2010

Nursing Standard

Features

In the fifth article on the management of change, Joy Jones describes how she improved services for people with eating disorders, while Stephen Wright explores the...