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FEAST the importance of nutrition for understanding and treating eating disorders

Evelina London Children’s Hospital Complex Feeding Team ARFID resource pack

Evelina London Children’s Hospital Complex Feeding Team ARFID information

Eva Musby eating disorder treatment helpsheets about the set-up for success, refeeding tips, extinguishing fears with exposure, and steps to independence.

My recovery and relapse prevention plan workbook about mood, food, triggers, body image, and much more.

What are SEDATT ward rounds? SEDATT stands for ‘Sheffield eating disorders assessment and treatment team’. A ‘ward round’ is the name we give a meeting where we all come together as a team of: psychiatrist (a mental health doctor) consultant paediatrician (a medical doctor)...

What is family therapy? Families can be really complicated because everyone is an individual with different ideas, thoughts, worries and strengths. Lots of things can make a family’s life more stressful and these changes can benefit from extra support. Family therapy helps families to listen to...

What is multi-family therapy Multi-family therapy is a treatment approach for anorexia developed by the Maudsley Hospital. Multi-family therapy is an intensive course for families who are already receiving single-family therapy. Multi-family therapy aims to help families rediscover their own...

What is cognitive behavioural therapy? Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) means: cognitive – how you think behavioural – your actions therapy And in CBT-E, the ‘E’ stands for ‘enhanced’. CBT-E is a talking therapy specifically for eating disorders that can help...

What is family therapy for anorexia? Family therapy for anorexia is an evidence-based intervention for patients with an anorexia nervosa diagnosis. It is an intensive outpatient therapeutic approach where parents play an active and supportive role to help restore your child or young person’s...

What is dietetics? Dietetics is the application of the science of nutrition to the human being in health and disease. This work is carried out by dietitians. Dietitians are qualified health professionals who assess, diagnose and treat dietary and nutritional difficulties. They can work with you to...

What is a SEDATT assessment? A Sheffield eating disorder assessment and treatment team (SEDATT) assessment is an extended appointment where we can spend time with you and your family to get to know more about your difficulties and how they are affecting your day to day living. During this time, your...

We know from research that eating disorders can mimic a variety of mental disorders until the body and brain are adequately nourished. Therefore, establishing consistent dietary intake is the first line of treatment after the diagnosis of an eating disorder. However, if your named clinician feels...

Welcome Welcome to Sheffield Children’s Hospital medical ward where your young person has been admitted for support with their eating, medical intervention, monitoring and medication. The purpose of this admission is to address serious medical health concerns which have resulted from disordered...