Anorxia Nervosa
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- Created on: 09-04-14 10:41
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- ANOREXIA NERVOSA
- What is it?
- Mental illness - nothing physically stopping you from eating
- Eating disorder
- Can be life threatening
- People with this condition try to keep their weight as low as possible - usually by restricting the amount of food they eat
- Body dysmorphia - often have a distorted image of themselves
- Signs / symptoms
- Not eating as much
- Missing meals
- Repeatedly claiming they have already eaten
- Missing meals
- Obsessive over food
- Counting calories
- Cutting out food groups
- Complain about looks
- Think they're fat when they're not
- Baggy clothes
- Loss of weight
- Hair, nails and skin in bad condition
- Downy hair on skin
- Excessive exercise
- Repeatedly weighing themselves
- Refusing to eat inpublic
- Slow irregular heart beat
- Increased risk of heart attack
- Not eating as much
- Causes
- No single cause
- Experts argue it is caused by a combination of psychological, environmental and biological factors
- Who develops it?
- Much more common in women
- 15-25 year olds
- More common in the West
- Psychological symptoms
- Impaired memory
- Low concentration
- Denial
- Consequences
- Emaciation (wasting away)
- Osteoporosis - bones decalcify, body taking calcium from bones
- Gastric bleeding
- Reflux vomiting
- Brain astrophy
- Cardiovascular problems
- Kidney complaints
- Diabetes
- Bowel failure
- Treatment
- Psychological treatment
- Counselling
- Family therapy
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Medication
- Usually only used for other conditions related e.g. depression
- Complusary treatment in hospital
- For patients whose lives are at risk and are refusing treatment
- Psychological treatment
- What is it?
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