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The term eating disorder is easily defined, with reference to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. But what about disordered eating? To coincide with Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Dr Howard Farkas, a clinical psychologist and author specialising in emotional overeating, makes the case for paying more attention to clients with disordered eating behaviours – and explains how to distinguish this from merely atypical eating.

Helping clients with eating issues means understanding the diet mentality and addressing our own biases regarding body size. To mark the start of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, therapist and author Judith Matz critiques diet culture, explains the importance of attuned or intuitive eating – and urges clinicians to watch out for ‘diets in disguise’.