Eating Disorder Screening Tool

The recent tragic death in hospital of a young teen in the northern UK, as well as the death of the French model Isabelle Caro while hospitalized, and the subsequent…

"Charlotte," the mother of a child with an eating disorder, and an active blogger on F.E.A.S.T., sent me a film she made which I must share with all of you.…

At Kartini Clinic we are always searching for new ideas and new ways to treat children and youth with eating disorders. Over the years I have had many off-the-cuff suggestions…

Blog:  Some Weird things about Fat & Obesity There is an epidemic of obesity in this country and, more recently, in Europe and China, based on our slacker lifestyle, our…

I am writing this blog to connect our parents and readers to a study on the effects of treatment for anorexia nervosa on the parents of children who suffer from this…

Some doctors who work or "moonlight" (i.e. work as consultants) are what I refer to as "physician ladies of the night." Ladies of the night?! Could she mean what I think…

Sometimes we say things so frequently, or they are bandied about in public so often, that we come to believe them, true or not. Often, when that is the case,…

On the BBC's website this week it's a race to the bottom between the author of the article (a surgeon) and its first commentator, to see who can show the…

At the Kartini Clinic we are grappling with the concept of providing our patients with tailored aftercare treatment at a distance. Why? Many reasons: sub-specialty eating disorder treatment does not…

It is common to think of prominent figures, whether politicians, scientists, professors at famous universities or movie stars as having access to the bully pulpit when it comes to talking…