| Anorexia is an eating disorder where people | | | | eating disorders are rampant in our society, |
| starve themselves and treatment of anorexia | | | | yet few states in the nation have adequate |
| is difficult, because people with this | | | | programs or services to combat anorexia |
| disease believe there is nothing wrong with | | | | nervosa and bulimia. As up to 10 million |
| them. Anorexia is one type of eating disorder | | | | teens develop eating disorders, abnormal |
| and another is bulimia. Both are applicable | | | | attitudes and behaviors with foods, which |
| to men but much more common for women. | | | | include anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. |
| Preteens, girls especially, can develop a | | | | Eating disorders that are literally killing |
| serious eating disorder. Eating disorders may | | | | youngsters and adults. |
| begin in children as young as 8 years old. | | | | |
| | | | To get a proper treatment you should search |
| People with eating disorders really do | | | | for institutions with an Eating Disorders |
| harmful things to their bodies because of | | | | Intensive Counseling Treatment Program to |
| their obsession about their weight. The most | | | | treat these eating disorders. Some also offer |
| widely and rapidly spreading eating disorder | | | | Specialized Adolescent Eating Disorder |
| is compulsive overeating or binge eating | | | | Programs including help for their parents. |
| disorder. There are three types of eating | | | | |
| disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, | | | | In spite of all the treatment availbable |
| and ED-NOS (Eating Disorders Not Otherwise | | | | there remain a small number, usually girls, |
| Specified). Anorexia is a mental illness, it | | | | who die from this condition despite energetic |
| usually is about a control issue. | | | | and expert treatment. |
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| If you are on this web site then you probably | | | | The sooner the treatment is started, the |
| already know what anorexia is. In one example | | | | better the chance of recovery. Remember you |
| anorexia is described as a way of gaining | | | | can make a difference by helping a friend |
| attention. It is for sure a condition that | | | | confront her illness and seek treatment. |
| leads to problems with eating. The most | | | | Successful treatment of anorexia requires |
| common form of anorexia is simply satiation | | | | that the patients symptoms be egodystonic |
| following the consumption of food. Central to | | | | enough for the patient to be motivated to do |
| persons in this condition is an abnormal fear | | | | something about them. |
| of gaining weight. | | | | |
| | | | What is appropriate treatment when a person |
| If you are suffering from most of the | | | | with an eating disorder is also a substance |
| symptons of anorexia, but not really severely | | | | abuser. Some commentators have spoken out |
| or really that noticably, you need medical | | | | against psychiatric treatment of anorexia |
| help anyway. There are also some very unusual | | | | nervosa in general and, in particular, |
| symptons like pregnancy symptons. Angina | | | | against compulsory treatment. Treatment of |
| symptons can also be common. Primarily though | | | | anorexia nervosa is often quite complicated |
| is the sudden interest in weight loss, food, | | | | the patient must want to change and must have |
| calories etc. You can have The Eating | | | | family and friends to help them. |
| Attitudes Test which gives an index of the | | | | |
| symptons of anorexia nervosa. | | | | The motivation for anorexia is the mirror, |
| | | | how do I look. So the best you can say to a |
| There are many treatment centers for persons | | | | person with anorexia is "You don't look |
| with eating disorder, but enough. So although | | | | healthy". |