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Anorexia nervosa - Coggle Diagram
Anorexia nervosa
risks/factors
Family eating history
bullying
could abuse drugs/Alcohol
extreme unhealthy body weight
Deadly
symptoms
You are obsessed with and terrified of gaining weight
Dizziness or fainting.
Your self-esteem is based on the way your body looks
Constipation
You don't eat enough, so you're underweight.
treatment
get back to a healthy body weight for your body
medication
therapy
How common is Anorexia nervosa?
50 - 80% of the risk for anorexia is genetic.
There are over 2,600 additional deaths per year from anorexia nervosa in the US
One study found that 35% of female and 10% of male college athletes were at risk for anorexia nervosa
What are the diagnostic criteria for Anorexia nervosa?
How do doctors tell if you have the disorder?
Its graded as whats their body weight and is it healthy for their age, can they maintain there body weight, do they have distorted body image problems.
source1
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/learn/by-eating-disorder/anorexia
Source 2
https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/anorexia/symptoms/#:~:text=The%20main%20symptom%20of%20anorexia,and%20how%20much%20you%20weigh
A healthcare provider may use various diagnostic tests, such as blood tests, to rule out any medical conditions that could cause weight loss and to evaluate the physical damage weight loss and starvation may have caused.