Once a cared-for patient and now a caregiver himself, Scott Williams highlights the invaluable role of informal caregivers -- those friends and relatives who, out of love, go the extra mile for patients in need. From personal care to...

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...

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.

In this video Janet Treasure looks at how when treating eating disorders patients are encouraged to alter negative behaviours to help change their mindsets.

In this video Janet Treasure introduces the Octopus TV series on eating disorders.

In this interview Jenny Langley discusses how to deal with insensitive comments around the issue of eating disorders.

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.

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...

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...

In this video Janet Treasure discusses some of the physical impacts of starvation and how these apply to people suffering with eating disorders.

A young boy faces a daily battle with a rare condition which causes him to severely injure himself. Davey Wicklund, 11, from Renton, Washington, has a rare inherited disorder that affects his muscle control called Lesch Nyhan syndrome....

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.

In this video Janet Treasure discusses neuroplasticity; how the brain wires new infomation to allow for new ideas, skills and behaviours.

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...

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO - JULY 2, 2017: A MAN born without thighs is one of out 25 people in the world born with the condition.Nathan Hrdlicka, 34 from Santa Fe, New Mexico, has bilateral PFFD (Proximal femoral focal deficiency) type D -...

Welcome to the last video in our chapter by chapter analysis of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go!



In this video we'll look at the images Ishiguro ends the novel with. We'll also examine why Tommy asks Kathy to stop being his...

In this interview Gill Todd discusses techniques that can help carers to become more effective in helping people with eating disorders.

In this video Janet Treasure discusses confidentiality and how medical proffessionals approach this challenge, particularly when they are dealing with patients over the age of 18.

In this video Janet Treasure discusses the effect on a child of a sibling suffering with an eating disorder, and how parents can try to deal with and help their children cope with these issues.

In the interview Gill Todd discusses the power of laughter in helping patients and carers deal with the experience of having or supporting someone with an eating disorder.

In this video Jenny Langley discusses her book 'Boys Get Anorexia Too'. Jenny Langley's eldest son developed anorexia around the age of 12. After his recovery Jenny Langley decided to write a book about the experience, challenges and...

WILMINGTON - NOVEMBER 15: AN 11-year-old boy with a rare form of dwarfism is one-in-a-million. Levi Krystosek, 11, has a rare form of dwarfism called Jansen's Metaphysical Chondrodysplasia, which affects the growth of bones and causes...

Deborah qualified in medicine in 1990 from The Middlesex Hospital Medical School and trained as a general practitioner. She began her academic career at Barts and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry as an academic...

Welcome to the eighteenth video in our chapter by chapter analysis of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go! In this video we'll look at the start of part three and how Ishiguro masterfully makes an extreme situation seem all too relatable....