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Symptom non-endorsement can hinder GPs\u2019 ability to recognise, diagnose, and enable access to EDPs at primary care, potentially contributing to the low proportion of Australians with EDs receiving treatment or support. This may be particularly relevant for individuals with Atypical Anorexia Nervosa (AAN), who must show elevated self-report symptomology to be eligible for the EDP. However, little is known about the prevalence and characteristics of symptom non-endorsement among adolescents with AAN.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participants were 223 adolescents (92.4% female, 9\u201318\u00a0years) referred from primary care to a public outpatient specialist ED clinic and diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) or AAN. Participants completed self-reported measures of ED symptomology and other psychological factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, 25.6% of participants with AN or AAN did not endorse ED symptoms. The prevalence rate did not differ significantly between diagnoses. Additionally, non-endorsers reported significantly lower depressive and anxiety symptoms, less ED-related clinical impairments and ego-syntonic identification with ED symptoms, and greater quality of life than symptom endorsers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings highlight a critical barrier within primary care, where reliance on self-report symptom endorsement may prevent GPs from identifying and supporting adolescents with AAN through the EDP scheme. 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