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The Course of Anorexia Nervosa

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Anorexia nervosa carries the highest mortality of any eating disorder, and it responds to treatment, with the best outcomes following early specialist care.

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Meta-analysis places the standardized mortality ratio near five times the expected rate.

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About one in five of those deaths is by suicide. This is a treatable condition and delay is the main risk.

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