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Health Encyclopedia: Eating Disorders Introduction
- Eating Disorders - Introduction
- Highlights
- Risk Factors
- Causes
- Complications of Bulimia
- Complications of Anorexia
- Symptoms
Introduction
Eating disorders are behavioral issues brought on by a complex interplay of factors, which may include emotional and personality disorders, family pressures, a possible genetic or biologic susceptibility, and a culture in which there is an overabundance of food and an obsession with thinness. There are four general categories of eating disorders:
- Bulimia nervosa
- Anorexia nervosa
- Binge eating
- Eating disorders not otherwise specified
These are not new disorders. Although anorexia nervosa wa...
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Eating Disorders: Complications of Anorexia
...very little research attention.According to different studies, the risk for early death is higher for people with the following conditions or characteristics:Being youngerHaving bulimia anorexia... Read more »Eating Disorders: Treatment for Anorexia
...And, most later agreed that such treatment had been necessary.Duration of Inpatient Treatment. For people with severe anorexia, many experts believe that 10 - 12 weeks of hospitalization with full... Read more »Eating Disorders: Causes
...have found that mothers of anorexics tend to be over-involved in their child's life, while mothers of people with bulimia are critical and detached. On the other hand, a 2002 study reported that... Read more »Eating Disorders: Symptoms
...most bewildering symptom of eating disorders is the distorted body image (body dysmorphia). Although people typically associate distorted body image with severe anorexia, one study indicated that... Read more »Eating Disorders: Risk Factors
...bulimia. Some experts claim that even these percentages grossly underestimate the problem because many people with bulimia are able to conceal their purging and do not become noticeably... Read more »Images
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