PSYC 407 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Eating Disorder, Binge Eating, Anxiety Disorder
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These are activities of survival that become disordered. Increasing from early 60"s now levelling off somewhat. 20% of an die as a result of the disorder; 20 to 30% die from suicide (50 times higher than suicide rates in the general population). There are many complications related to weight loss, purging and vomiting, and laxative abuse. When obesity is associated with the eating disorder, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, joint injury, hypertension, and cardiac and respiratory disorders can result. The essential features of anorexia nervosa are: body. Intense fear of gaining weight and losing control over eating. May start with dieting. attention by a family member. depressed mood, social withdrawal, irritability, insomnia, and decreased sexual interest. Patients commonly lack insight into the problem and are brought to professional. Comorbid psychiatric symptoms include depressive symptoms such as sem-starvation. Many depressive features may be secondary to the physiologic sequel of.
