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with eating disorders and rates of self—harm. since the start of the pandemic, the number of 13—16 year—old girls with eating disorders was more than 40% higher than would be expected, while cases of self—harm were 38% higher. annabel rackham reports. since march 2020, when lockdown measures were brought in, eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia were 42% higher in girls aged 13 to 16 and 32% higher in those aged 17 to 19 compared to what had been predicted by experts. researchers from the universities of manchester, exeter and keele looked at anonymous gp health records from over 9 million uk patients. they focused on those from the ages of 10—24 and looked at records held between 2010 and 2023. so i got referred to an eating disorders clinic. annabelle is 19 and developed bulimia during the pandemic,