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What is anorexia nervosa?

Anorexia Nervosa is:
  1. A refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height (e.g., weight loss leading to maintenance of body weight less than 85% of that expected or failure to make expected weight gain during period of growth, leading to body weight less than 85% of that expected).
  2. Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight.
  3. Disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of the current low body weight.
  4. In postmenarcheal females, amenorrhea (i.e., the absence of at least three consecutive menstrual cycles). (A woman is considered to have amenorrhea if her periods occurs only after following hormone, e.g., estrogen administration).

  1. What is anorexia nervosa?
  2. What is bulimia?
  3. What is an eating disorder?
  4. What are some of the medical complications of eating disorders (Anorexia, bulimia)?
  5. What is Binge Eating Disorder?
  6. Do Males also get Eating Disorders?
  7. I have heard that people with eating disorders often have other problems and diagnoses. What are they?
  8. What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
  9. What medical tests are done for persons with eating disorders?
  10. How are eating disorders treated?
  11. Can a person recover from an eating disorder?
  12. What if I have another condition like Diabetes, or Alcohol/Chemical Dependency?




An excerpt from 100 Questions & Answers About Eating Disorders Carolyn Costin, LMFT, MA, MEd
Carolyn Costin is the founder and clinical director of The rainrock Treatment Centers