Live Breaking News & Updates on Eating Disorder Faculty
Stay updated with breaking news from Eating disorder faculty. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
One mother who spoke to the Guardian said her child had been having treatment through children’s mental health services since January 2019. “The first lockdown had a big impact on treatment at that time, delaying home interactions. We were lucky, though, as she was one of four out of 12 who were not immediately sent home when lockdown started due to concerns over staffing levels.” She added: “Since summer 2020, she has been home but relapsing. In November she stopped eating or drinking entirely and was admitted to a general hospital. This is no place for an eating disorder patient to be long term – there is not the mental health support needed.” ....
People with eating disorders have faced a hellish time during the pandemic, socially isolated and facing reduced services, just when changes in routine have put them at their most vulnerable. The heartbreaking death of former Big Brother contestant Nikki Grahame at the age of 38 has only brought to the fore how many others have been silently suffering. Grahame had struggled with anorexia nervosa since childhood. Just a week before her death, her mum Sue Grahame spoke of how lockdown restrictions had impacted her daughter’s mental health – from the social isolation to the closure of gyms. “Last year really put the cap on it,” she told This Morning. “The isolation. it’s been really hard for her. Really hard. She felt very cut off and spending too much time on her own with not enough to think about other than food and that took a grip as well.” ....
Joyce Fegan: Dismantling society’s murky immersion in diet culture Counting steps, commenting on other people s bodies, and congratulating people on restricting their energy intake all feed into an illness that takes lives and rules lives Nikki Grahame, with her award for Most Popular TV Contender, at the National Television Awards 2006 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The ‘Big Brother’ star died last Friday, at the age of 38, having just left treatment for an eating disorder. Sat, 17 Apr, 2021 - 07:00 The death of Big Brother star Nikki Grahame seemed to pass without much notice over here. The 2006 Big Brother star died last Friday, at the age of 38, having just left treatment for an eating disorder an illness she had been affected by for 30 years. ....
COVID-19: Pandemic worsens eating disorders The Guardian Psychiatrists have warned of a “tsunami” of eating disorder patients amid data showing soaring numbers of people experiencing anorexia and bulimia in England during the COVID-19 pandemic. Agnes Ayton, the chair of the Eating Disorder Faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said the number of people experiencing problems had risen sharply, with conditions such as anorexia thriving in the isolation of lockdown. “We expect the tsunami [of patients] is still coming. We don’t think it has been and gone,” she said. She also said that in Oxford, where she works, about 20 percent of people admitted were usually urgent referrals, but this proportion had shot up to 80 percent. ....