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Anorexia nervosa in young people
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Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of eating disorders, particularly anorexia nervosa, have dramatically increased both in New Zealand and overseas. Young people with anorexia are most likely to present to primary care services, occasionally because they have concerns about their weight or shape, and much more commonly because family or whānau are worried about them. In this article, Hiran Thabrew offers new ideas for supporting this group of young people during the COVID-19 era
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