David Viljoen

David Viljoen is a consultant clinical psychologist & family therapist keen to learn about and share the keys that unlock and free people from #eatingdisorders.

[David Viljoen @DavidViljoenED]

Excited about our paper on demand and capacity problems in adult eating disorders services. https://t.co/fA7ziz1fw3 Thanks to all our co-authors for your contributions to the survey, and commitment to improve eating disorders services in the U.K.

[Hope Virgo @HopeVirgo]

4 million people in the UK have an eating disorder.

We didn't make this film to shock you, because the truth is already shocking enough.

Please share our film, sign our petition and donate to support our work.

https://t.co/3Xv0xr3d6V

[Anorexia Myths @AnorexiaMyths]

R.I.S.H: Radical. Idea. or Spurious. Hypothesis? — Anorexia Myths

I don’t want to give it the oxygen of publicity but this speculative diagnosis is spreading like wildfire and people need to understand that there is no evidence for it. https://t.co/YlHDEpT2XQ

[Anorexia Myths @AnorexiaMyths]

Please read this important and urgent paper. As freelance ‘diagnoses’ takes hold in the ED field, with zero evidence, patients are put at risk. This is a dangerous and shocking situation. Does this happen in other fields?

[Agnes Ayton 💙 @AgnesAyton]

our analysis is here @jamesldowns @DavidViljoenED https://t.co/oJbLSIdAel

[Agnes Ayton 💙 @AgnesAyton]

New preprint led by @jamesldowns addressing the confusion about RISH

[Agnes Ayton 💙 @AgnesAyton]

I wonder how many patients have been rejected from UK eating disorder services based on the unvalidated RISH concept?

[Dump the Scales @DumpTheScales]

We want to see an end to preventable deaths in eating disorders.

Nobody should be dying from an ED in 2025.

Here's what we are calling for👇

[JAMA Psychiatry @JAMAPsych]

Viewpoint: Integrating psychologists into inpatient teams can reduce coercive practices, improve diagnosis and risk management, boost staff morale, and contribute to more effective treatment and discharge planning. https://t.co/mPq6dqdaDq

[Lorna Collins @sensinglorna]

A crucial paper about new treatments for people who have #eatingdisorders. I’m so pleased it includes evidence from the I-CBTE model proving that #recoveryispossible. Thank you @DavidViljoenED @AgnesAyton for all you do. Now we must expand and implement this model around the UK.

[David Viljoen @DavidViljoenED]

The ‘new holy grail’ for treating eating disorders. Great to see our I-CBTE case studies cited in this paper on insights and innovations in severe & longstanding ED. https://t.co/55yp7PArYW
https://t.co/L5uMlOjhqQ
https://t.co/VN6icNsnnh
@AgnesAyton @sensinglorna @m_twitchell23

[Agnes Ayton 💙 @AgnesAyton]

Weight restoration predicts good outcomes. @HopeVirgo @DavidViljoenED

[Hope Virgo @HopeVirgo]

I'm supporting the #DumpTheScales March because no one with an eating disorder should be dying in 2025! Please join us on 21 June to march for change! More information can be found here:

https://t.co/SzJZYM4SUu

[Hope Virgo @HopeVirgo]

In the meantime I wanted to share our letter to @keirstarmer @wesstreeting asking for their support and a commitment to tackle the epidemic of eating disorders that currently we are faced with!

You can read it here: https://t.co/NMhhrV3rnr

[James Downs @jamesldowns]

I gave evidence to the APPG on eating disorders which launches a new report today. The failures in care are stark. How many more years do we have to call for change before there is meaningful action?

APPG Report The Right To Health https://t.co/PiA5zKxkPu

[Hope Virgo @HopeVirgo]

Hosting 2 webinars this Christmas season - please email me if you would like to join! Info below 👇

[Michelle Wright @EDsetMefree]

@AnorexiaMyths @jamesldowns It’s only been the past yr, that I have reflected on the fact that I was admitted to our local hospice in 2010 for end of life care, suffering Anorexia nervosa, I am now recovered and now want to help others,my story could be a warning, it could have ended up so different

[Agnes Ayton 💙 @AgnesAyton]

We have a hidden epidemic of eating disorders. 75% of young women and 50% of young men affected @NHSDigital
The demographic is changing. Only 15% known to GPs
And <5% have access to treatment.

[David Viljoen @DavidViljoenED]

Chuffed that integrated CBT is included in the @beatED report for intensive community & day treatment. Seamless integrated care across the care pathway has better outcomes for eating disorders. Confirmed by our latest I-CBTE paper.
https://t.co/Uv3ZeP8Xg6

https://t.co/m0rCVbo17b

[David Viljoen @DavidViljoenED]

All relevant physical and medical diagnoses and treatments need to be considered as it may reciprocally impact on a patient’s eating disorder and therefore hamper recovery if omitted from the formulation and treatment plan. https://t.co/55yp7PArYW

[Agnes Ayton 💙 @AgnesAyton]

5️⃣ Physical health is part of the picture! I-CBTE treats mind & body holistically, addressing malnutrition, diabetes, & more. 🩺

[David Viljoen @DavidViljoenED]

In line with the latest evidence, we prefer to treat co-morbidities simultaneously and in-house rather than sequentially or in parallel. https://t.co/55yp7PArYW

[Agnes Ayton 💙 @AgnesAyton]

4️⃣ I-CBTE treats EDs & co-morbidities like depression, trauma & OCD in-house from hospital to home. 🏥 🏠