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I am admitted into hospital for anorexia, what now?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Uncertain: Is this a medical admission because you are metabolically unstable due to the severity of your eating disorder? Is this a psychiatric admission? Public hospital? Specialized eating disorder center? psychiatric hospital?

Answered 5/19/2020

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