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07/02/2012
Children Under 10 Treated For Eating Disorders
A number of children under the age of 10 have been treated for eating disorders in Northern Ireland.
According to a report by the BBC the Department of Health has not revealed the exact figures but up to 12 children under the age of ten were hospitalised in the three years between 2007 and 2010.
Nearly 80 teenagers have received hospital treatment for conditions such as anorexia in the past five years. Meanwhile 223 adults treated as in-patients between 2006/07 and 2010/11.
It is understood that millions of pounds are spent every year on adults and teenagers who travel to England for treatment.
(LB)
According to a report by the BBC the Department of Health has not revealed the exact figures but up to 12 children under the age of ten were hospitalised in the three years between 2007 and 2010.
Nearly 80 teenagers have received hospital treatment for conditions such as anorexia in the past five years. Meanwhile 223 adults treated as in-patients between 2006/07 and 2010/11.
It is understood that millions of pounds are spent every year on adults and teenagers who travel to England for treatment.
(LB)
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