Pathways to assessment
Links with primary care providers
Given the scarcity of specialist ED services, most people
with AN will not be seen by a specialist service in the
first instance, and for a significant number, specialist
assessment may not occur at any stage. Half of those
with an ED are first diagnosed by their primary care
physician, although of concern a sizeable minority may
go through life without any help whether this is for AN
or other emotional problems [4]