Parent guide to eating disorders
Eating disorders affect over 725,000 men and women in the UK and are especially prevalent among young people. The Priory’s guide provides parents with information about the two main types of eating disorders (anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa), as well as atypical eating disorders.

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