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We also explored the care received through referrals, psychotropic prescriptions and associated secondary care service use.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants and settings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective electronic cohort study was conducted using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink in those aged 11\u201324 years between 2004 and 2014 in England (n=1 135 038).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 4775 individuals with a first ever recorded ED diagnosis were identified. The crude incidence rate was 100.1 per 100 000 person years at risk (95%\u2009CI 97.2 to 102.9). Incidence rates were highest in females (189.3 per 100 000 person years, 95%\u2009CI 183.7 to 195.0, n=4336), 16\u201320\u2009years of age (141.0 per 100 000 person years, 95%\u2009CI 135.4 to 146.9, n=2348) and individuals from the least deprived areas (115.8 per 100 000 person years (95%\u2009CI 109.3 to 122.5, n=1203). Incidence rates decreased across the study period (incidence rate ratio (IRR) 0.6, 95%\u2009CI 0.5 to 0.8), particularly for individuals with bulimia nervosa (IRR 0.5, 95%\u2009CI 0.3 to 0.7) and from the most deprived areas (IRR 0.5, 95%\u2009CI 0.4 to 0.7). A total of 17.4% (95% CI 16.3 to 18.5, n=831) of first ever recorded ED cases were referred from primary to secondary care. 27.1% (95% CI 25.9 to 28.4, n=1294) of individuals had an inpatient admission 6 months before or 12 months after an incident ED diagnosis and 53.4% (95% CI 52.0 to 54.9, n=2550) had an outpatient attendance. Antidepressants were the most commonly prescribed psychotropic medication.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>New ED presentations in primary care are reducing. 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