Health and fitness series--5. Managing anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders.
At a time when obesity is a major public health concern, society paradoxically prefers thinness. This, along with the increase in dieting seen over recent years, has inevitably been linked to a rise in the incidence of eating disorders. This article describes the features and complications of eating disorders and gives advice on how these disorders can be identified and managed.
Kirk
Sara
S
Nuffield Institute for Health, Leeds.
D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution