title: Dying to be thin. Your guide to today's mental health issues.
abstract: With increased awareness of under 12s, as well as older children, developing serious eating disorders there is an urgent need for early recognition and treatment, as Dr Agnes Ayton explains.
authors.affiliation: Huntercombe Hospitals, Stafford.
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D001828:Body Image; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D002423:Cause of Death; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013851:Thinness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology