Abstract
Anorexia Nervosa is a eating disorder characterised by immoderate restriction, inappropriate eating habits, or obsession with having rituals or thin figure and an irrelevant of weight gain. Its prevalence is about 10:1 in female: male ratio. Anorexia nervosa is of 2 types. (1)Restrictive type-individuals restricting food intake, fasting, diet pills and/or exercise for losing weight.(2)BING eating/purging:-individuals utilizes binge eating or displays purging behaviour as a mean for losing weight. Anorexia nervosa diagnosed on the basis of DSM-5 criteria. Anorexia nervosa presented as medical problems. we have a 19 year old male patient presented with medical problems later diagnosed as anorexia nervosa
Highlights
Anorexia nervosa is characterised by disturbances of eating behaviour
We have a 19 year old male patient presented with medical problems later diagnosed as anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is a voluntary restriction of food intake relative to caloric requirement leading to an inappropriate low body weight
Summary
Anorexia nervosa is characterised by disturbances of eating behaviour. It has refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight. Sexual or physical abuse mood disturbances are in anorexia nervosa. Numerous physiologic disturbances in variety of neurotransmitter systems causing neurochemical, metabolic and hormonal changes may play role in de velopment anorexia nervosa. Despite being under weight patients with anorexia nervosa are irrationally afraid of weight gain and have distortion of body image. They are binge eating and socially withdrawn and engaged busy in work or study and exercise. Physical- they complain of cold intolerance constipation. They have bradycardia, hypotension and mild hypothermia. Prolonged QT may develop into arrhythmias Diagnosis- American psychiatric association DSM-5 criteria
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