What health risks are commonly associated with anorexia nervosa in terms of needing hospitalisation?

Malnutrition & death: Depriving ones-self of nutrition causes damage to all of the body's systems. If it lasts long enough or goes far enough, the body will stop functioning and die. Determining the damage and getting the problems corrected if possible is difficult and can require interventions that need to be done inpatient.

Major Health Risks: Anorexia is associated w/malnutrition, electrolyte imbalances, damage to heart, kidneys, brain, other organs. See anad- natl assn of anorexia nervosa & related disorders: http://bit.Ly/14wd5ib. About 24 million ppl in us suffer from an eating disorder (ed). One ed, anorexia nervosa =the most fatal mental disorder: about 10% w/anorexia die from suicide/starvation/metabolic failure/other.