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Aged 30 - 39
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Sara - Interview 32
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Sara's eating disorder is in remission, and although she feels a lot better and can function, she still gets depressed. (Played by an actor).
Sara, 34, describes herself as Indian and has a diagnosis of depression. Sara's food bingeing was interpreted as psychotic behaviour and she was diagnosed with schizophrenia. In her late twenties, however, a specialist diagnosed an eating disorder.
Mental health
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Mental health: ethnic minority experiences
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Aged 30 - 39
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Sara - Interview 32
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Sara recalls being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia instead of an eating disorder and says she thinks things might have been different had she be
Sara, 34, describes herself as Indian and has a diagnosis of depression. Sara's food bingeing was interpreted as psychotic behaviour and she was diagnosed with schizophrenia. In her late twenties, however, a specialist diagnosed an eating disorder.
Mental health
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Mental health: ethnic minority experiences
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Aged 30 - 39
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Sara - Interview 32
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Sara describes the "horrible" attitude of staff when she was in hospital. (Played by an actor).
Sara, 34, describes herself as Indian and has a diagnosis of depression. Sara's food bingeing was interpreted as psychotic behaviour and she was diagnosed with schizophrenia. In her late twenties, however, a specialist diagnosed an eating disorder.
Mental health
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Mental health: ethnic minority experiences
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Aged 30 - 39
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Sara - Interview 32
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Sara found it difficult to wash and dress, especially when she quickly gained weight through binge-eating.
Sara, 34, describes herself as Indian and has a diagnosis of depression. Sara's food bingeing was interpreted as psychotic behaviour and she was diagnosed with schizophrenia. In her late twenties, however, a specialist diagnosed an eating disorder.
Mental health
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Mental health: ethnic minority experiences
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Aged 30 - 39
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Sara - Interview 32
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Sara started dieting to lose weight, but became obsessed with food and reached a dangerously low weight. (Played by an actor).
Sara, 34, describes herself as Indian and has a diagnosis of depression. Sara's food bingeing was interpreted as psychotic behaviour and she was diagnosed with schizophrenia. In her late twenties, however, a specialist diagnosed an eating disorder.
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