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 global prevalence of trauma
According to the World Health Organization, psychological trauma – exposure to severe injury, death, or sexual violence – affects seven...
While experiences and reactions are complex and highly individualised (VAWnet, 2006), a large body of research and practice links sexual victimisation with experiencing...
On the haemato‑oncology ward where I once worked, I observed the same contrast repeatedly: two patients with similar cancers, similar treatment protocols, and...
The trauma caused by childhood sexual abuse (CSA) often persists into adulthood, with many survivors remaining silent about what happened. Globally, trauma is...