Anorxia.
Date Submitted: 09/21/2004 12:07:23
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 3 pages (719 words)
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 3 pages (719 words)
Anorexia nervosa is a disease that causes the persistent pursuit of thinness, and it is a serious problem with teens in adolescence. It is defined as being eighty five percent or less of the expected age/height ratio. A quote from an anorexic girl off of a chat board stated: "I wanted to be anorexic because I was 120 and that got me upset so I became anorexic and now I'm 99 so I'm happy and being …
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…weight, and I'm going to start keeping a closer eye on them because I believe that there are more people at risk in this country than anyone knows about.
References: The Outpatient Treatment of Eating Disorders: a Guide for Therapists, Dietiticans, and Physicians Mitchell, James E 2001 Dying to be Thin McPhee, Larkin 2000 (video recording) Eating Disorders Immell, Myra 1999 Anorexia Nervosa and Other Related Eating Disorders Inc.
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