title: Anorexia nervosa: adolescent starvation by choice.
abstract: Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder which affects people of all classes and ages but in particular adolescent girls. The symptoms, characteristics, family, and modes of treatment of the typical anorectic patient are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D005190:Family; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D012649:Self Concept