title: Medical complications of anorexia nervosa and their treatments: an update on some critical aspects.
abstract: Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder. Many of the deaths are attributable to medical complications which arise as the malnutrition and weight loss worsens. Every body system may be adversely affected by anorexia nervosa. Yet, remarkably, most of the medical complications of anorexia nervosa are treatable and reversible with optimal medical care, as part of a multidisciplinary team who are often involved in the care of these patients. Herein, we will describe the medical complications of anorexia nervosa and their treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and ACUTE at Denver Health, 777 Bannock Street, Denver, CO, 80204, USA.
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and ACUTE at Denver Health, 777 Bannock Street, Denver, CO, 80204, USA. pmehler@dhha.org.|Eating Recovery Center, 7351 E Lowry Blvd, Suite 200, Denver, CO, 80230, USA. pmehler@dhha.org.
authors.forename: Philip S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Mehler
mesh_terms: D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans
keywords: Anorexia nervosa; Body systems; Cardiac; Medical complications; Osteoporosis