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