eating disorders

RCNi has a wide range of resources available to help nurses support patients with eating disorders back to health.

We have gathered together a selection of our features, comment and peer-reviewed clinical articles from Nursing Standard and specialist journals Mental Health Practice and Primary Health Care for you to read.

Eating disorders: why mental health nurses’ role in recovery is crucial

Nurses are perfectly positioned to help and support people with eating disorders

Never turn someone away because they are ‘not thin enough’ to have anorexia

Challenge stigma around eating disorders and take opportunities to prevent illness escalating

How to treat eating disorders in primary care

Student’s treatment for eating disorder inspires her to become a mental health nurse

Physical causes of anorexia: how research may change the way nurses are trained

The highs and lows of being a patient with an eating disorder in emergency care

Service user James Downs on how compassionate nurses made him feel worthy of being cared for

The highs and lows of being a patient with an eating disorder in emergency care

Service user James Downs on how compassionate nurses made him feel worthy of being cared for

Binge eating disorder: the effectiveness of brief group treatment

Quality standard for eating disorders highlights need for closer liaison between teams

A tool to track links between menstruation and mental health

Tragedy of anorexia captured on stage

Lesley Warner reports on plays showing anorexia's emotional impact and malevolent nature

MPs urge health service ombudsman to speed up investigations

Hospital admissions for eating disorders double

Eating disorder services need to change, nursing experts warn

Eating disorder services need to change, nursing experts warn

Student with anorexia ‘failed by every NHS body that cared for her’, says ombudsman

Student with anorexia ‘failed by every NHS body that cared for her’, says ombudsman

Carers’ experiences of caring for a loved one with an eating disorder

5 Most Read Articles

ANPs’ decision-making skills in young people with anorexia nervosa: a case study
Advanced nurse practitioners’ mental health role in managing people with eating disorders
Eating disorders: the impact of nasogastric feeding under restraint
We discuss the legal and emotional challenges and effects on nurses, patients and families
Exploring social media use during recovery from an eating disorder: a systematic review
Why nurses should include social media use in their holistic assessment of services users
Exploring the continuum of eating behaviour, from ‘normal’ to disordered eating
Learn about a screening tool to identify binge eating behaviour in patients
Adult malnutrition: the questions you need to ask
How to identify and manage malnutrition, plus its potential effects on health