Psychiatric considerations of eating disorders: anorexia and bulimia
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Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and the nonspecific disorders of eating behavior are behavioral alterations associated with body image and the act of eating. These disorders have been considered as consequences of the idolatry to be thin, although history reveals they have existed for a long time. Eating disorders have been described from different perspectives and have recently been studied from a scientific perspective. Their complex nature and origin involves biological, psychological and social factors. According to the classification proposed by The American Psychiatric Association and found in the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), eating disorders are divided into specific and nonspecific disorders; anorexia and bulimia are included in the group of specific disorders. This paper reviews some of the psychiatric aspects about the concept, epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, differential diagnoses, evolution and generalities of eating disorders treatment.
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MALADAPTIVE DISORDERS EATING DISORDERS Introduction Categories Causes and Risk Factors Psychological Risk Factors Sociocultural Influences Biological or Genetic Factors Comorbidity Medical Psychiatric Assessment Treatments Considerations Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa Binge Eating Disorder Cultural Considerations
Introduction Eating disorders are a significant problem in the United States among children and adolescents of all ethnic groups (Nicholls & Viner, 2005). Anorexia nervosa (AN) has the highest death rate of any mental health disorder (Hoek, 2006). Of the millions of Americans who are diagnosed annually with an eating disorder, an estimated 90 percent are adolescent females (Ice, as cited by Eat...
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Introduction Eating disorders are a significant problem in the United States among children and adolescents of all ethnic groups (Nicholls & Viner, 2005). Anorexia nervosa (AN) has the highest death rate of any mental health disorder (Hoek, 2006). Of the millions of Americans who are diagnosed annually with an eating disorder, an estimated 90% are adolescent females (Ice, as cited by Eating Dis...
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