The strange world of sleep disorders

Dr Neil Stanley is one of the UK’s foremost sleep experts and author of How to Sleep Well. Over the last 37 years, he has helped diagnose thousands of people with sleep problems who have been referred to his sleep laboratory at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford. Because of his extensive experience with […]

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Understanding eating disorders

Researchers have moved a step closer to understanding eating disorders – a move which could ultimately lead to better diagnosis and treatment of the conditions. It is estimated the NHS spends around £1.6 billion a year on eating disorders, but despite these efforts anorexia nervosa has the highest death rate of all psychiatric conditions, with […]

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Social media and eating disorders

At the start of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, two experts in eating disorders discuss the problem of social media and bloggers who can help to promote poor body self-image. Alexia Dempsey is an Eating Disorders Specialist at the Priory Hospital Roehampton in South-West London. “Selfies, self-image, self-esteem and the “self” is very much at the […]

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