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Eating disorders are among the most common psychiatric problems in the United States. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa in particular are associated with significant medical and psychiatric morbidity, with a mortality rate of 10%, the highest of all psychiatric disorders. Although primary care providers are often the first to identify patients with eating disorders, more than half of all cases go undiagnosed (1). Primary care providers can learn to recognize eating disorders, manage the medical complications as they develop, and know when to refer patients for additional treatment.
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Clouse, A.L. (2008). Eating Disorders. In: Clouse, A.L., Sherif, K. (eds) Women’s Health in Clinical Practice. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-469-8_15
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