anorexia case study

Anorexia nervosa is a chronic eating disorder which primarily affects adolescent girls and young women. 1 The prevalence of anorexia nervosa varies between 0.1-1%. 1 Although the prevalence is low, the morbidity is high and the mortality varies between 0.1-25%. 2 Relapse is common and chances of recovery are less than 50% in 10 years while 25% ...

Most individuals with eating disorders will either recover, settle into an unrecovered but self-defined acceptable quality of life, or continue to cycle from crisis to relative stability over time. ... and who are hampered and limited by the paucity of literature on end-of-life care for those with anorexia nervosa. Three case studies elucidate ...

Abstract. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by excessive restriction on food intake and irrational fear of gaining weight, often accompanied by a distorted body self-perception. It is clinically diagnosed more frequently in females, with type and severity varying with each case. The current report is a case of a 25-year-old ...

The medical complications of eating disorders are well established in the medical literature. 4,5 This patient was ketotic and dehydrated and essentially refused to eat, and thus she met the ...

Anorexia Nervosa (AN) poses significant therapeutic challenges, especially in cases meeting the criteria for Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa (SE-AN). This subset of AN is associated with severe medical complications, frequent use of services, and the highest mortality rate among psychiatric disorders. In the present case series, 14 patients were selected from those currently or previously ...

Incidence is the number of new cases of a disorder in a population over a specified period of time (usually 1 year). The incidence rate of eating disorders is commonly expressed per 100 000 persons per year (100 000 person-years). The study of newly developed cases of an eating disorder provides clues to unravel its etiology . It is noteworthy ...

The case study suggests that it is possible to perform normally cognitively despite extreme and chronic malnutrition though set-shifting ability may be affected. This opens for discussion whether patients with anorexia nervosa can maintain neuropsychological performance in spite of extreme underweight and starvation. ClinicalTrials.gov ...

Eating disorders are a potentially fruitful area of study for understanding the links between values—in particular cultural values—and mental distress and disorder. Eating disorders show widely different prevalence rates across cultures, and much attention has been given to theories linking these differences with variations in cultural values.

Unfortunately, these patients and their carers often receive minimal support from eating disorders health professionals who are conflicted about terminal care, and who are hampered and limited by the paucity of literature on end-of-life care for those with anorexia nervosa. Case presentation: Three case studies elucidate this condition. One ...

Initial evaluation of patients with eating disorders requires assessing medical stability and whether hospitalization is required. C. 3, 11, 12, 35, 37, 38. In patients with eating disorders ...

For example, Chandra et al. (1995) described three case studies of anorexia in India, but only one of them fulfilled the biomedical criteria for anorexia nervosa, which include refusal to maintain one's body weight at or above the minimally normal weight for specific age and height; intense fear of gaining body weight or becoming fat; and ...

patients and their carers often receive minimal support from eating disorders health professionals who are conicted about terminal care, and who are hampered and limited by the paucity of literature on end-of-life care for those with anorexia nervosa. Case presentation: Three case studies elucidate this condition.

This is also the case in most urban settings of Africa including Ethiopia where there is modernization and westernization that promote thin body ideals. 12 According to the review done by van Hoeken and colleagues on eating disorders in Africa, the estimated coverage of studies on eating disorders in eastern sub-Saharan Africa is 0.1%. 14 In ...

1. Introduction. Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious illness characterized by self-induced underweight, body image distortion and fear of weight gain [1,2,3,4].AN is one of the most common chronic diseases in teenage girls, ranking third after obesity and asthma, and continues to rise in that population [].Its treatment is long and complex, involving a multidisciplinary team [6,7].

Case Study Details. Maria is a 38-year-old divorced woman who works in a higher level administrative position for a large federal agency. She is well-established in her career and has several close friends with whom she enjoys spending time. She comes to you following years of unsuccessful attempts to get appropriate treatment for her binge eating.

Eating disorder case study. Call us. Treatment enquiries. 0330 056 6041. General enquiries. 0800 138 8680. Enquire. Emma's* parents, Mr and Mrs James*, were worried about their 16 year old; for over a year she had been on a diet that didn't seem to stop. They didn't understand why she was on a diet because she had never been overweight ...

Abstract. D.R., a single 19-year-old female experiencing anorexia nervosa, was admitted to a mental health center inpatient unit weighing 64 lb, approximately 54 lb underweight, with liver, kidney, and pancreas damage. D.R. was hospitalized for 59 days. Treatment consisted of utilizing a hierarchy of reinforcements in the form of privileges ...

Eating disorders (EDs) ... in this case parents of people with an ED . The staff emphasised the importance of building a positive alliance with the parents and engaging them in the treatment. ... Musolino C, Warin M, Wade T, Gilchrist P. Developing shared understandings of recovery and care: a qualitative study of women with eating disorders ...

Background According to case‒control studies, a multitude of factors contribute to the emergence of anorexia nervosa (AN). The present systematic review examines prospective studies specifically designed to evaluate the prediction of AN onset. Methods According to the ARMSTAR 2 and PRISMA 2020 checklists, the PubMed, PsycINFO and Cochrane databases were searched. The methodological quality ...

By: Debby. In a 2015 report commissioned by the UK charity Beating Eating Disorders (B-EAT), it was estimated that over 725,000 Brits suffer from an eating disorder. Of that number, around 10% are thought to suffer from anorexia nervosa. Laura* is one of the lucky ones who found support for her struggles with anorexia and recovered.

CASE STuDY #130 ANOREXIA NERVOSA SCENARIO: You are a nurse on an inpatient psychiatric unit. J., a 23-year-old woman, was admitted to the psychiatric unit last night after assessment and treatment at a local hospital emergency department (ED) for "blacking out at school." She has been given a preliminary diagnosis of anorexia nervosa.

We present the case of a woman aged 48 years, diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (AN) at the age of 12. She was admitted to a highly specialised eating disorder facility with distended abdomen, muscular atrophy, ulcerative dermatitis, electrolyte derangements and low serum albumin. Her weight was 53.1 kg, corresponding to a body mass index (BMI ...

Cass criticises the lack of broader mental health care provision, including treatment for eating disorders. The community agrees, as would anyone who knows the first thing about NHS mental health ...