Please share an interesting fact about anorexia.

If: If anorexia, accept the fact that when you look in the mirror, your brain is lying to you.

Both: Both men and women with anorexia have been found to have a family history of anorexia.

Anorexia: Anorexia can have fatal consequences. Get professional help if you suspect your child is anorexic.

More: More people die from anorexia than any other psychiatric disorder! Four times the risk of depression!

Men: Men and women both can have anorexia.

Very: Very high on the list of causes of death in young and teenage women. Rate in males is rising.

Anorexia: Anorexia is a form of obsessive compulsive disorder. This is why ssri's work. Counseling is needed as well!

Not: Myth: it's inherited! fact: it's a combination of serotonin imbalance & false images about beauty.

1: 1% of teenage girls in the U.S. Develop anorexia nervosa. Up to 10% of those may die as a result.

There: There are two types of anorexia: restrictive and binging/purging.

Is: Is a mental disease and involves low self-image & self-esteem. You usually need a psychiatrist's help.

A: A common myth about anorexia is the belief a person's body weight is an indicator of personality!

Anorexia: Anorexia onset often involves deeper complications such as depression, insecurity, loss of control.

Anorexia: Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any of the diagnosis in psychiatry.

IF: If you loose more than 20% of ideal body weight you may need inpatient hospitalization.

It: It is not always about body image. Although highly genetic, it usually starts as a way of coping.

Anorexia: Anorexia is not exclusively seen in women; about 10% of anorexics are men.

Males: Males make up about 10 to 15 percent of those who suffer from anorexia.

A: A good support network is important for anorexics to stay healthy.

Being: Being anorexic is harmful to your overall physical health. Being normal weight is not fat.

Being: Being slim doesn't equal being anorexic, anorexia is primarily a mental disorder.

Very: Very common in athletes in which appearance or making weight is important. In males and females.

Your: Your child with anorexia nervosa has a distorted self-image.

Groups: Groups at highest risk of getting anorexia are adolescent girls and young women.

Anorexia: Anorexia nervosa, or just anorexia, is an eating disorder in which people have an unreasonable fear.

People: People lose so much weight that they become gaunt. Even then, they still see themselves as fat.

Anorexia: Anorexia nervosa is fairly uncommon. At highest risk are adolescent girls and young women.

It: It is more common in some jobs, such as modeling, figure skating, and ballet dancing.

The: The cause is unknown, but anorexia probably results from a combination of factors.

Depression,: Depression, other psychological problems, intense peer pressure to be thin, hormone changes at puber.

Some: Some adolescents may have concerns about sexuality, and these concerns lessen with anorexia.

As: As children, anorexics are often obedient, but as adolescents, they often rebel against parents.

Anorexia: Anorexia nervosa is not hereditary but is slightly more common in certain families.

The: The cause is unknown, but it can develop from stress, social pressures to be thin.

Anorexia: Anorexia can cause medical problems, including skin, heart, blood, bone, and hormone disorders.

Dehydration,: Dehydration, constipation, and frequent infections may occur.

The: The doctor diagnoses your child with anorexia from a medical history (especially weight and diet).

Doctor: Doctor will diagnose anorexia also by physical examination & laboratory tests to rule out other cond.

No: No special tests exist for anorexia. Extreme weight loss without physical illness esp in a young f.

Anorexic: Anorexic children and adolescents often deny that they have an illness.

They: They may make themselves vomit, misuse laxatives and enemas, and use diet and water pills.

Anorexia: Anorexia causes other problems including skin disorders, low blood pressure, heart disorders, anemia.

Amily: Amily should talk to a counselor, because factors leading to anorexia could come from family issues.

Severe: Severe anorexia may mean hospitalization in severe cases.

I: I always felt that anorexia was the form of breakdown most readily available to adolescent girls.

Ignore: When you feel you're overweight, and may not be, ask a friend for a reality check.

Ignore: Effective treatment for Female athlete triad includes reduction (not cessation)of exercise by 10-20%.

Ignore: Many people who suffer from anorexia or other eating disorders may not be underweight.

Ignore: It is very important to improve your self-image with the help of a therapist.

Ignore: Treating with higher dose SSRIs like Prozac (fluoxetine) can help with some if the OCD issues in anorexia.

Ignore: Deadly if untreated, Anorexia treatment includes physical, mental, dietary and long term follow up.

Ignore: Treating Anxiety disorders-esp. OCD- which often co-occur with eating disorders., helps ANOREXIA.