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is a Consultant Psychiatrist in the Eden Unit, Aberdeen, and Clinical Lead for the North of Scotland managed Clinical Network for Eating Disorders.

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Morris, J. (2018). Understanding Anorexic Behaviour. In: Morris, J., McKinlay, A. (eds) Multidisciplinary Management of Eating Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64131-7_1

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