title: Dying to be thin: Identifying and managing eating disorders.
abstract: Eating disorders have the highest mortality of all the mental health disorders. A missed diagnosis increases the risk of death significantly. The purpose of this article is to provide the practicing NP with evidence-based strategies to identify, manage, and refer individuals with eating disorders.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri-St. Louis, College of Nursing. St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Dawn Lee
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Garzon
authors.forename: Molly E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Figgemeier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult