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1
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What average of people have eating disorders

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1-3%, about 8 million people

2
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Why are eating disorders so important

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  • Psychiatric illness

- highest death rate of any psychiatric illness

3
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Who do eating disorders affect most often?

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-college students
-actors
-models
athletes participating in “appearance sports” (sports with an emphasis on appearance)

4
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Anorexia Nervosa

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Extreme thins and a desire to lose weight or maintain an abnormally low weight
Does not apply to sufferers of metabolic disorders or other illness causing weight loss

5
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Diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa

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  • restriction of food intake leading to significantly low body weight
  • Intense fear of gaining weight
  • Disturbed body perception and/or denial of the seriousness of the current low weight
6
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What age is anorexia seen the most?

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ages 14-18 years old

7
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What characteristics are seen in people with anorexia?

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  • perfectionists, usually competitive, high achieving
  • initially weight loss - praise and reinforcement
  • view weight loss as success
8
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What is the fatality rate of people with anorexia?

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15% to 20% of sufferers dying within 20 years of onset

9
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What are the leading causes of deaths among anorexics

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suicide and cardiovascular problems