Anorexics shuffled between hospitals and many die, say therapists

THOUSANDS of people who suffer from eating disorders and distresses are misunderstood and neglected, according to the head of the Marino Therapy Centre in Dublin.

They are being shuffled from medical to psychiatric hospitals, neither of which understand their condition, director Marion Campion said yesterday.

The country has no specialist facility to meet their needs, despite the growing numbers with the condition. The nearest centres of care are in Britain, she said.