Child eating disorder cases double

The findings show that many young people are experiencing 'high rates of stress, anxiety and depression' and that the rise in eating disorder admissions was 'deeply troubling'.

Eating disorder admissions to child inpatient psychiatric units have more than doubled in the last five years, new figures show.

Almost all of the admissions involved females, with girls also accounting for three out of four admissions for neuroses, numbers of which increased sharply in the last year.