Anorexia Nervosa--Part I. .
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Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 22Health. Publisher: Harvard Mental Health Letter, 2003ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Anorexia nervosa | Body image | Eating disorders | Eating disorders -- Diagnosis | Eating disorders -- Psychological aspects | Symptoms | Women -- Mental healthDDC classification: 050 Summary: "It usually starts with a diet. A teenage girl or young woman begins to eat less and less. She skips meals or takes only tiny portions, often avoiding all but a few kinds of foods. She may weigh and measure her food, chew it at length and spit it out, or secretly pocket it and throw it away. Sometimes she uses laxatives and diuretics, or makes herself vomit after meals, and she often exercises compulsively as well. She may say that she looks or feels 'fat' although she is obviously becoming emaciated. Her weight sinks and her health deteriorates, but she persists in denying that anything is wrong. She may try to conceal her problem by wearing baggy clothes and avoiding other people. This demoralizing, debilitating, and sometimes deadly condition is anorexia nervosa." (HARVARD MENTAL HEALTH LETTER) This article analyzes the biological, psychological and cultural issues associated with anorexia nervosa.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Anorexia Nervosa--Part I, Feb. 2003; pp. 1-4.
"It usually starts with a diet. A teenage girl or young woman begins to eat less and less. She skips meals or takes only tiny portions, often avoiding all but a few kinds of foods. She may weigh and measure her food, chew it at length and spit it out, or secretly pocket it and throw it away. Sometimes she uses laxatives and diuretics, or makes herself vomit after meals, and she often exercises compulsively as well. She may say that she looks or feels 'fat' although she is obviously becoming emaciated. Her weight sinks and her health deteriorates, but she persists in denying that anything is wrong. She may try to conceal her problem by wearing baggy clothes and avoiding other people. This demoralizing, debilitating, and sometimes deadly condition is anorexia nervosa." (HARVARD MENTAL HEALTH LETTER) This article analyzes the biological, psychological and cultural issues associated with anorexia nervosa.
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