title: The diagnostic challenge of anorexia nervosa.
abstract: Anorexia nervosa is apparently increasing in incidence and prevalence. Accurate diagnosis may be delayed because of the wide range of presenting complaints and the grossly misleading history. Expenditure of valuable time and resources on fruitless investigations may be avoided if physicians acquire some knowledge of common anorexic behavior patterns. It should be possible to make a confident diagnosis on clinical grounds alone.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013177:Sports; D014481:United States