How do I know if my child or family member has an eating disorder?

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How do I know if my child or family member has
an eating disorder?
Presented by Ellern Mede
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Eating Disorder
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Eating disorders are illnesses in which the
people experience severe disturbances in their
eating behaviors and related thoughts and
emotions. People with eating disorders typically
become pre-occupied with food and their body
weight.
Introduction
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Answer these 5 questions honestly

• Do you make yourself Sick because you feel
  uncomfortably full?
• Do you worry you have lost Control over how much
  you eat?
• Have you recently lost more than One stone in a
  three month period?
• Do you believe yourself to be Fat when others say
  you are too thin?
• Would you say that Food dominates your life?

Two or more yes answers indicate some level of
disordered eating.
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How EllernMede can help you?
If youre struggling and would like to speak to
someone, please see your GP, if its about a
young person, call Ellern Mede on 0203 209 7900
or 07377 747908 or reach out to charities who can
advise and help. Ellern Mede is independent,
but requires close liaison with NHS and private
primary care for continuity of care and crisis
planning. The advantage means these other
resources assist you both during and after your
Ellern Mede Outpatient Programme. We offer Day
Patient services when you require a more
intensive package of support but dont require
full hospitalisation. We can help you to stay out
of hospital this way.
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Conclusion
Ellern Mede is an independent provider as well as
an NHS Qualified Provider contracted by NHS
England. Our inpatient services accept both NHS
and Self-Pay or Insurance-funded patients through
two separate referral streams. For publically
funded services we work in partnership with the
NHS, CCGs and Local Authorities (NHS referrals).
For Outpatients and Private Inpatients, contact
our Private Referrals team. Please note that NHS
patient can not self-refer to our service.
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Thank You