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What Keeps Anorexia Going?

The What Keeps Anorexia Going? handout presents key factors that maintain anorexia nervosa (AN).

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What Keeps Anorexia Going?

Anorexia nervosa (or ‘anorexia’ for short) is a serious mental health difficulty that affects many people. This tool describes some of the things that can keep this difficulty going. 

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The “What Keeps It Going?” series is a set of one-page diagrams explaining how common mental health conditions are maintained. Friendly and concise, they provide an easy way for clients to understand at a glance why their difficuties persist, and how they might be interrupted.

What Keeps Anorexia Going? is designed to help clients experiencing anorexia nervosa understand more about their condition.

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