Adolescents have eating disorders at rates only slightly lower than
adults -- and most teens with the problem have at least one other
psychiatric comorbidity, including suicidal thoughts, researchers
reported.

But while a majority of teens do appear to be willing to seek help
for psychological comorbidities, they do not appear to be receiving
treatment specifically for the eating disorder, according to Kathleen
Merikangas, PhD, of the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda,
Md.