Dear GPs, CAMHS, the local hospital and everyone else I came across in the course of my son Ben's anorexia and all those other medical professionals out there, I am putting a book together where I talk to approximately 20 families across the UK about their own journeys through anorexia and you know what?
Early intervention, GP & general hospital awareness, parental knowledge & empowerment, and good, evidence-based treatment plus parental involvement, respect and support adds up to a faster and more sustained recovery for the young person - and less of a drain on ever-decreasing NHS resources.
Late intervention or mis-diagnosis, GP & general hospital ignorance, parental lack of knowledge or empowerment, and poor, outdated treatment where families' instincts and wishes are ignored or overlooked adds up to a much, much slower and more painful recovery with a high instance of relapse for the young person - and more of a drain on ever-decreasing NHS resources.
This screams out from the pages of my manuscript as if emblazoned in Las Vegas lights.
What do you have to say about that then?
Looking for information on eating disorders in boys? Worried that your son has an eating disorder? How can you tell if a boy has an eating disorder? In 2009 my 15-year-old son developed anorexia. Now, aged 28, he is recovered & studying psychology in order to help others. This blog tells the story of my son's recovery from anorexia as well as raising awareness of eating disorders in boys.
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