Anorexia Nervosa
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- Created on: 10-05-17 09:43
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- Anorexia Nervosa
- Causes
- Environmental
- Going through puberty
- Living in a culture where thinness s desirable
- Abuse
- Biological
- Malnutrition affecting balance of hormones
- Brain becoming sensitive to the amino acid tryptophan
- Psychological
- Tendency toward anxiety
- Poor reaction to stress
- Environmental
- Symptoms
- Tooth decay/bad breath
- Hard skin on knuckles
- Excessive weight loss
- Pain in abdomen
- Intolerance to cold
- Periods stop (female)
- Growth of fine hair o body
- Lying about weight loss
- Lying about food consumption
- Treatments
- Medication
- SSRIs
- Anti-depressant
- Olanzapine
- Reduce anxiety
- SSRIs
- Psychological
- Cognitive analytic therapy
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Lifestyle changes
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Maintain a rational approach to dieting
- Avoiding triggers
- Develop effective coping skills
- Medication
- Anorexia is an eating disorder where an individual keeps their body weight as low as possible
- Causes
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