Prof Ulrike Schmidt is Professor of Eating Disorders and Head of the Department of Psychological Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN). Professor Schmidt’s research has been highly influential and has shaped clinical practice. She has developed the multi-award winning FREED early intervention programme for eating disorders and MANTRA an outpatient therapy recomended first-line by NICE for patients with eating disorders. In 2018 she was also awarded an NHS 70th women's leadership award. In this episode we ask her about:

• Her career
• Eating disorders
• Research
• Advice for medical students and doctors

Lancet Profile of KCL Eating Disorder's Unit: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)60119-1/fulltext FREED: https://freedfromed.co.uk

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