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References for beat eating disorder statistics

Copperman J for Eating Disorders Association (2000) ‘Eating Disorders in the United Kingdom:  Review of the Provision of Health Care Services for Men with Eating Disorders’

Crisp A H (1980)  Anorexia Nervosa ‘Let me be’  London Academic Press
Eating Disorders Association (1995) Eating Disorders -  A guide for primary care, EDA
Fairburn C G & Cooper P J (1982) Self induced vomiting and bulimia nervosa an undetected problem  Brit Journal of Medicine 284   1153-1155

Flour Advisory Bureau Bread for Life Campaign (1998)  Pressure to be Perfect Report
Gordon RA (2000)  Anorexia and Bulimia Anatomy of an epidemic  Blackwell

Halmi K A (1974)  Anorexia nervosa demographic and clinical features in 94 cases Psychosom. Med 4.36 18-26

Hoek H.W. (1991) The incidence and prevalence of anorexia nervosa in primary care, Psychological Medicine 21, 455-460. (quoted from Mental Health Research Review 4, April 1997)

Hoek H. W. (1993) Review of Epidemiological Studies of Eating Disorders, International Review of Psychiatry 5, 61-74 (quoted in Eating Disorders – A guide to purchasing and providing services, EDA, 1995)

Howlett M., McClelland L and Crisp A.H. (1995)  The cost of the illness that defies, Postgradual Medical Journal 71, 36-39 (quoted from Mental Health Research Review 4, April 1997)


Hsu LKG (1990) Eating Disorders, New York Guildford Press
Mental Health Foundation, London Office, 9th Floor, Sea Containers House, 20 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9QB, United Kingdom

Mitchell J.E. (1986) Anorexia Nervosa Medical and physiological aspects in KD Brownell & JP Foreyt Handbook of eating disorders Physiology, Psychology and treatment of obesity, anorexia and bulimia
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Palmer R.L. (1996)  Understanding Eating Disorders, Family Doctor Publications
Royal College of Psychiatrists (1992) Eating Disorders  Council Report CR14
Russell G.F.M. (1979) Bulimia Nervosa: an ominous variant of Anorexia Nervosa Psychological Medicine
Treasure J. (1997)  Unpublished information

Turnbull S, Ward A, Treasure J, Jick H. and Derby L., (1996) The demand for Eating Disorder Care: An Epidemiological Study Using The General Practice Research Database  British Journal of Psychiatry 169, 705-712

Theander S (1970) Anorexia Nervosa  A psychiatric investigation of 94 females Acta Psyciatrica Scandinavia Supplement 214  1-194


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