national clinical programme for eating disorders

Clinical Lead for the HSE National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders, Dr Michelle Clifford, provides an update on the national roll-out of programme, and the future of eating disorder care in Ireland. This Eating Disorders Awareness Week, I am delighted to update you on the progress of the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders (NCPED). […]

As part of a series marking Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2021, one parent kindly shares their experience of supporting their daughter who was diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. When the lockdown started in March 2020 we had just begun to come to terms with a diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa […]

Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is the theme for this year’s Eating Disorder Awareness Week, taking place from the 1st to the 7th of March. Dr Caroline Maher, Co-Chair of the College Special Interest Group on Eating Disorders, provides some key information on the diagnosis and treatment of what is the most common eating disorder.   […]

A recent report from The Times features the testimony of several women seeking inpatient treatment for eating disorders, only to be told that  they did not meet the admission criteria for high-risk patients. The report also featured Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist Dr Caroline Maher, who explained the current model of care for those suffering from […]