I’ve just heard from Kitty Westin at the Eating Disorders Coalition that this legislation has been passed. For more on what it means for ED sufferers in the US, have a look at the press release on the eating disorders coalition website
It’s a few months old, but this article on Mindfulness and its application to therapy approaches in the New York Times is worth a read. It’s a good balanced description written for the lay person but not ‘dumbed down’ or one-sided like so much mass media science writing.
The Charlie Waller Institute is presenting a two day workshop by Professor Christopher Fairburn on Transdiagnostic CBT for Eating Disorders. This will take place in Reading on the 26th and 27th November 2008. Cost is £225.
For more details visit the Charlie Waller Institute website or email cwi@reading.ac.uk
Fun article from Ben Goldacre’s excellent blog about the power of the placebo effect.
If you’ve had anorexia for more than 7 years, you may be eligible to take part in this London based treatment trial. It’s a multi-centre trial taking place in the UK and Australia. For more info visit the website or email the trial research assistant, Amy Brown, ambrown@sgul.ac.uk
I currently have a couple of slots available to see people who would like to work on their eating difficulties using a cognitive behavioural approach. I see clients near Kings Cross in central London. If you’re interested in hearing more about the way I work, please email me
I had a great, if very busy, time at the BABCP conference in Edinburgh. It was fantastically well attended (I think around 1000 people) and there was a real buzz. As well as the excellent (ahem) eating disorder and impulse control stream, there were a number of events about new developments in Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies and some excellent keynotes. I was very impressed by Chris Williams’ (who developed the excellent Living Life to the Full website) stand at the Exhibition. Chris and colleagues have been working on some very nicely designed and simple but effective Low Intensity Support Materials in the form of booklets covering some of the core issues in CBT. These include ‘I can’t be bothered doing anything’, ‘I’m not good enough’ and ‘The things you do that mess you up’. For more about the booklets, see the Five Areas website
I’m really enjoying the latest resources on Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty site - lots to share with with my clients here. I especially enjoyed the short film archive, which includes a great example of how a model is prepared and photoshopped for a billboard advert. And make sure you have a play with their interactive games, including ‘Playing with Beauty’ where you can use a slider to transform normal women into the proportions of a toy doll.
This regular annual conference, now in its 7th year, will be held on Tuesday 9 December 2008 in Cambridge, UK. More details from the Royal College of Psychiatrists website
I just came across this brief article about recovery from anorexia in relation to the changes that occur in pregnancy from Grace Bowman in the Guardian.
