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The Diary Healer News Australia’s peak eating disorder body steps up focus on prevention and access to care

Australia’s peak eating disorder body steps up focus on prevention and access to care

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Amazing things can happen when one breaks free from an eating disorder (ED) and channels the illness negativity into positive pursuits. For instance, you can find a new ‘family’ in the eating disorder field. In 2007, 44 years after developing anorexia nervosa, I publicly shared my inner story for the first...

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Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa – What are our goals and should we ever give up?

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ANZAED 2017 Conference Workshop Presentation by Anthea Fursland, Stephen Touyz, and June Alexander This workshop will attempt to address some extremely difficult, challenging and important questions, such as: What are the criteria for Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa (SEAN)? Should we tailor treatments for SEAN? Should we give up on...

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The Diary is Gaining Recognition

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June Alexander’s submission, Using Diary Writing as a Power Tool to Reveal Fresh Perspectives and Achieve Shared Goals, has been accepted for a 15 minute oral presentation at the 2017 Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) Creating Connections Harboring Knowledge Conference taking place in Sydney on 1-2 September.  More information...

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Eating Disorders An Enduring Relationship: the Patient and the Therapist Who Does Not Give Up

An Enduring Relationship: the Patient and the Therapist Who Does Not Give Up

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 I was thirty-two, suicidal, and trapped in a self-destruction spiral when I met the psychiatrist who would save my life. I had developed anorexia nervosa at age eleven and the illness was embedded in my brain. ‘Prof’, as I called him, won my trust, saved my life. My therapy had...

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