Couturier J, Lock J. Care at eating disorder treatment centers can help people get back on the right track and avoid damaging their career or education. The truth is that these rules are controlling you, not the other way around. These issues could partly be the source of contrasting evidence regarding the presence of GM reductions in recovered AN individuals. Abnormal Psychology Sixth ed. AN has the highest mortality rate of any psychological disorder.
But if a preoccupation with being thin has taken over your eating habits, thoughts, and life, you may have the serious eating disorder, anorexia nervosa. Anorexia can result in unhealthy, often dangerous weight loss. In fact, the desire to lose weight may become more important than anything else. You may even lose the ability to see yourself as you truly are. While it is most common among adolescent women, anorexia can affect women and men of all ages and is characterized by a refusal to maintain a healthy body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight, and a distorted body image. You may try to lose weight by starving yourself, exercising excessively, or using laxatives, vomiting, or other methods to purge yourself after eating. Thoughts about dieting, food, and your body may take up most of your day—leaving little time for friends, family, and other activities you used to enjoy.
Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Urge to Engage in Dysfunctional Behaviors: With disordered thoughts often comes an urge to engage in dysfunctional behaviors that initially may feel soothing. Archived PDF from the original on 27 March The doctor can also determine whether there are any co-existing conditions that require treatment, such as depression, substance abuse, or an anxiety disorder. March
The diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa all of which needing to be meet for diagnosis include: [7]. Matters fact, common what effects can include reduced sexual desire and difficulty reaching orgasm. Normal gray and anorexia matter volume after weight restoration in adolescents with anorexia nervosa.