Children and young people with anorexia nervosa (AN) are often recommended family-based treatment as the first-line intervention (Gorrell et al., 2019). The child who has struggled to eat – limiting their intake, counting calories, adhering to rigid rules about food – is now re-fed by their parents and has the control over food taken away from them in efforts to restore their physical health. The parents who may have previously transitioned away from being responsible for their child’s intake, are now empowered by the treatment team to take...
The 15-year life expectancy gap between people with severe mental illness (SMI) and the general population is shocking, but well-established (Chan et al.,...
“We were surprised to find that deprivation-related experiences such as financial strain or lack of emotional and social support had more consistent and...
Climate change is transforming our physical environment and health, and also reshaping our emotional landscapes in profound ways. As subtropical glaciers retreat in...
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is one of the most misunderstood and contested diagnoses in mental health. Characterised by emotional dysregulation, unstable relationships, and...
Vaping can help people quit smoking whilst significantly decreasing their exposure to deadly toxins and improving their health outcomes (Lindson et al., 2025;...