Anorexia nervosa is a serious eating disorder where individuals restrict food intake to the point of endangering their health because they think they are fat even when slim. Effective treatment requires specialist psychiatric, psychological, family therapy and dietetic input such as cognitive behavioral therapy and family therapy. Ellern Mede Eating Disorder Services is a specialist provider of inpatient and outpatient treatment for children and young people with anorexia nervosa in North London, with two hospitals registered to treat up to 44 patients in total.