Therapy is like tidying up a room properly after you've previously just thrown it all in cupboards to get it out of the way. Therapy is getting everything out again, so everywhere is messy again, then sorting, folding, and if necessary, throwing a few things out.

This is why all psychiatrists should be trained about eating disorders. They aren’t a separate niche. 𝙙𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙠𝙨 Subodh Dave ☘️🌻🌞 Humanising Medicine Royal College of Psychiatrists

Medical students have GOT to learn more about eating disorders. The illness prevalence is increasing, whilst the knowledge amongst clinicians seems to be decreasing. This has to be addressed.

"The complexity of eating disorders is amplified by their association with high rates of psychiatric and somatic comorbidities and a high mortality risk." Eating disorders have risen sharply in Europe, but access to treatments has failed to keep up bmj.com/content/386/bm…

Two very important lessons to learn QUICKLY as a healthcare professional are: 1. You don't know it all 2. You have to work WITH your patients, not ON your patients

Such tremendous feedback after co-chairing (with Elizabeth Venables) yesterday's East London Foundation Trust Medical Education academic afternoon to a room full of psychiatrists. A huge thank you to Dr Samuel Oyekan, Tor Butler-Cole, Agnes Ayton 💙, Saakshi Kakar, Marilyn Okoro OLY and Grace Lucas PhD for your inspirational talks!

It was wonderful speaking about the great work we do EDGI UK and I was inspired by the insightful talks from all my fellow presenters Thank you so much 𝙙𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙠𝙨 for inviting me!!

Stay posted for upcoming role opportunities within Club Majority. We are expanding fast, with some exciting and groundbreaking work.

When a patient turns up to the doctor thinking they know their diagnosis and what treatment they need, some clinicians find this undermining. However, in my opinion, we should celebrate the patient for engaging proactively with their health (even if differences of opinion).

Currently, 3.6 million children in #Sudan are acutely malnourished, with 730,000 suffering from severe acute malnutrition. The ongoing conflict has exacerbated food insecurity, making it increasingly difficult to deliver essential nutrition and health services to vulnerable

It was absolutely brilliant speaking to the Igbo community at ICSN - Igbo Cultural and Support Network last week, on behalf of Club Majority. The topic of emotional eating in people of colour is massively under-discussed.

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We need to be more generous with our words to the people we meet. Less talk/compliments about weight, but more about the person as a human being.

When working with people of colour, it is important to remember to check their vitamin D levels (as they are often low).

Lord Darzi’s report into the state of the NHS has found that children and young people’s hospital admissions for eating disorders has risen by 82%. 1/5

For me, the focus should be on increasing the understanding of nutrition and addressing the social determinants of health.

Had a great time in Berlin filming with Berlin Producers Media for an exciting upcoming project for ARTE.