Background. Anorexia is a leading cause of adolescent hospital admission and death from
psychiatric disorder. Despite the potential role of general practitioners in diagnosis …

Background: Although integral to the early detection and treatment of anorexia nervosa,
there is a paucity of clear guidance available for general practitioners (GPs). This paper …

Anorexia Nervosa (AN) has the highest rates of morbidity and mortality of any psychiatric
disorder. Psychiatrists in Ireland have reported difficulties in managing patients with AN …

Anorexia nervosa is much like other psychogenic or psycho somatic disorders in that it tends
to run a chronic, relapsing course, with a proportion of patients never fully recovering. It is …

Aims and MethodA retrospective case note study provided data on the service consumption
and outcome of treatment for a cohort of adult anorexia nervosa sufferers treated in a …

Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric disorder with potential life-threatening medical sequelae.
This article reviews the principal medical complications associated with anorexia nervosa …

Objective There is a lack of consensus in defining “significant weight loss” when diagnosing
atypical anorexia nervosa (atypical AN) and no guidelines exist for setting target weight …

This guide to'self-help'has become highly valued by sufferers from anorexia nervosa, their
families and their carers. It relates to Arthur Crisp's much praised text Anorexia Nervosa: Let …

Objectives To characterize the demographic, psychosocial and prognostic features of
patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) presenting to a gastroenterology service, and to …

Objectives: To determine the extent to which general practitioners are currently active in the
screening, assessment, diagnosis and management of eating disorders. To identify current …