A woman who has suffered with binge-eating disorder (BED) for more than two decades says she was left “screaming into the void” without treatment. BED involves regularly eating a lot of food over a ...

A petition started by people with eating disorders calls for improved earlier care and better prevention measures.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has called for an end to the crisis in children’s eating disorder services, which it stressed were currently unable to meet demand. It also criticised child and ...

Social media is fuelling eating disorders as kids chase the unrealistic bodies they are 'bombarded' with online, the NHS's top psychiatrist has warned. Dr Adrian James, national medical director for ...

I began specialising in the treatment of eating disorders in 2002 when I joined South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust’s award-winning Adult Eating Disorder Unit at the Maudsley Hospital. I ...

Schools over-emphasising the risks of being overweight could unwittingly be encouraging eating disorders, a leading child psychiatrist has warned. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep ...

Recovering from an eating disorder can be long and complex. Treatment typically focuses on reducing the unhelpful behaviours and thoughts that characterise these disorders. These include extreme ...