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Eating disorder referrals to a district adult psychiatric service

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

J.C. Bray ,
A. Simon ,
S. Dawson  and
R.L. Palmer
J.C. Bray
Affiliation:
University of Leicester
A. Simon
Affiliation:
Leicester General Hospital
S. Dawson
Affiliation:
Leicester General Hospital
R.L. Palmer*
Affiliation:
University of Leicester
*
Correspondence: Dr R.L. Palmer, University Department of Psychiatry, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester LE5 4PW
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Abstract

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This paper documents the rate of referral to an eating disorders service for adults which predominantly serves a large defined catchment area. It also defines the proportion of all new patients which presented with such disorders. People with eating disorders amounted to about one in ten of young women and one in 30 of all patients presenting to psychiatric services for the first time.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 18 , Issue 12 , December 1994 , pp. 748 - 750
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994

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