Gender: Mixed
Age: 18+
Beds: 12
Nova Ward provides a highly specialised eating disorder service, supporting individuals with a low BMI. We focus on supporting individuals to restore their weight to a healthy BMI, whilst providing them with the psychological support and skills to continue their recovery journey at home.
We support individuals in a safe and homely environment and engage with them to understand their personal goals and help to build resilience.
Our holistic approach to recovery includes focusing on the reduction of eating disorder behaviours, building on emotion regulation and interpersonal skills.
Our service user profile:
- Primary diagnosis of eating disorder
- May be detained under the Mental Health Act or informal
- Dual diagnosis of Autism
- Low Body Mass Index (BMI)
- May have co-morbid presentations including:
- EUPD (Emotionally Unstable
Personality Disorder) - Self-harm
- Self-neglect
- History of substance misuse
- Complex behaviours that challenge
- Other associated complex needs
- EUPD (Emotionally Unstable
- May have a history of trauma and / or abuse
- May require nasogastric feeding
Our therapies and interventions:
(include but are not limited to)
- Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT-E)
- Maudsley Model of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adults (MANTRA)
- Family therapy
- Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT)
- Cognitive Remediation and Emotional Skills Training (CREST)
- Informed Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Dietetic support and psychoeducation
