SciShow
The Most Common Eating Disorder You’ve Never Heard Of
When you think about an eating disorder, you might imagine restricting or purging food. But the most common eating disorder has nothing to do with either of those, and chances are you’ve never heard of it.
Crash Course
Eating and Body Dysmorphic Disorders: Crash Course Psychology
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank walks us through the troubling world of Eating and Body Dysmorphic disorders. There's a lot going on here and, even though we still have a lot of dots to connect, a lot we can learn to...
SciShow
Why Eating Disorders Are Way More Common Than You Think
Eating disorders are very serious psychological conditions that can also be very dangerous - and they are much more common than you think.
Neuro Transmissions
How To Treat Eating Disorders
Eating disorders can be difficult to treat. And recovery is often a long road. But how are EDs like anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder treated? And why is recovering from it so tough? We'll explore the mental...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - How The Disorder Affects The Brain
In this video Janet Treasure looks at how the brain of someone suffering with an eating disorder is affected. The brain uses a large amount of energy to function and when food to supply this energy is limited it can reduce a persons...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Speak In A Soft Gentle Way
In this video Janet Treasure discusses how sometimes people suffering with eating disorders can get to a point where they are forced to enter hospital against their will under the mental health act.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Altering Negative Mindsets
In this video Janet Treasure looks at how when treating eating disorders patients are encouraged to alter negative behaviours to help change their mindsets.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Accommodation
In this video Janet Treasure discusses accomodation in relation to supporting those with eating disorders. Accomodation in this context refers to a relaxing of normal rules or norms applied to the person who is suffering with the eating...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Introduction To The Series
In this video Janet Treasure introduces the Octopus TV series on eating disorders.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - How To Deal With Insensitive Comments
In this interview Jenny Langley discusses how to deal with insensitive comments around the issue of eating disorders.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - The OARs Technique For Carers
In this video Janet Treasure discusses OARs (open questions, affirmations and reflections) a technique that helps people to approach the topic of eating disorders with patients.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Advice For Friends
In this interview Jenny Langley discusses how friends of people with eating disorders can be encouraged to adopt positive behaviours towards the person suffering from the illness.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - 'LESS is more' Technique For Carers
In this video Jenny Langley discusses how she helps carers of people dealing with eating disorders. LESS is more is an acronym used to help remind carers of important behaviours to adopt to improve interactions with patients; the...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Boys Get Anorexia Too
In this video Jenny Langley discusses her book 'boys get anorexia too'. Jenny Langley eldest son developed anorexia around the age of 12, after his recovery Jenny Langley decided to write a book about the experience, challenges and...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Improving The Relationship Between The Carer And The Care Team
In this video Jenny Langley discusses how she helps carers to use different techniques in order to work better with the care teams of patients with eating disorders.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Treatment Team And The Family
In this video Janet Treasure discusses how families can try to have positive communication whilst supporting someone with an eating disorder.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Starvation And It's Effects
In this video Janet Treasure discusses some of the physical impacts of starvation and how these apply to people suffering with eating disorders.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Bad Day Exercise
In this video Jenny Langley discusses a technique she uses with carers to help them empathise better with patients who have eating disorders.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Literature
In this video Janet Treasure discusses books that discuss the topic of eating disorders designed to help sufferer themselves and carers in dealing with the conditions.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Neuoplasticity
In this video Janet Treasure discusses neuroplasticity; how the brain wires new infomation to allow for new ideas, skills and behaviours.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - 'SMART Planning' Technique For Carers
In this interview Jenny Langley discusses techniques to help carers and patients approach challenges in a way that can increase success through the SMART planning technique; specific, measurable, achievable, realistic within a time frame.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Creating Experiments
In this video Janet Treasure looks how facing new situations can increase learning compared to routine which can often encourage people to function on autopilot. This technique is often applied to patients dealing with eating disorders...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Small Steps
In this video Jenny Lanley talks through ways carers can change their responses to patients in order to slowly minimise the impact that the illness has on everyday life.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Techniques For Facing Tough Situations
In this interview Jenny Langley discusses session 5 of the workshops for carers for people with eating disorders. In this session participants discuss situations that may arise in order to help them prepare to put the skills they have...