Although there has been a lot of research looking at the placebo response, nocebo
responses in the healthcare setting have been largely overlooked. This article explores the …

Abstract Objective The Covid-19 pandemic has wrought disruption to everyday life and
services, and emerging evidence suggests that those with eating disorders (EDs) are likely …

This paper reviews some recent advances in our understanding of the effects of sham or
dummy interventions on pain and other symptoms in osteoarthritis (OA), and outlines two …

Purpose Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is a proposed new eating disorder, used to describe a
pathological obsession with healthy or 'clean'eating. Although some quantitative research …

Previous studies have found that communicating acceptance and understanding (validation)
enhances the recipient's psychological and physiological wellbeing compared with …

Background Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is characterised by an unhealthy obsession with
healthy eating and while it is not recognised as an eating disorder (or any disorder), current …

Purpose Limited research has explored conceptualisations of health and healthy eating in
orthorexia nervosa (ON). This mixed-methods study aimed to investigate how 'health'and …

Background A poorly understood relationship exists between eating disorders (ED) and
autism spectrum conditions (ASC: henceforth 'autism'). ED are more prevalent in autistic …

Methods Ethical approval was secured from Bournemouth University's Ethics Panel
(reference: 12613). Surgeons from the UK were invited to participate in an online survey …

Purpose Limited research has examined recovery processes and conceptualisations of
recovery within orthorexia nervosa (ON). This study harnessed Instagram data to examine …