Clin Med - Disordered Eating Flashcards
What mental disorder has the highest mortality per year?
anorexia nervosa
What percent f AN/BN and BED patients are men?
AN/BN: 25%
BED: 36%
Most likely age for eating disorders
- 43% age 16-20
- 33% age 11-15
% of women 50+ trying to lose weight
70%
DSM criteria for anorexia nervosa overview (3)
- body weight
- fear of weight gain
- body image
DSM AN body weight requirements
restriction of energy intake relative to requirements leading to markedly low body weight
DSM AN fear of weight gain requirements
- Although underweight, intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat
OR - persistent behavior to avoid gaining weight although at a markedly low weight
DSM AN fear of body image requirements
- Disturbance in way one’s body weight or shape is experienced.
- Denial of seriousness of low body weight
- Undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation
DSM criteria for bulimia nervosa overview (4)
- binge eating
- compensatory behavior
- frequency
- self evaluation
DSM BN binge eating requirements
- Eating an amount of food in discrete period of time (2h) that is definitely larger than most people would eat
OR - A sense of lack of control
DSM BN compensatory behavior requirements
Recurrent, inappropriate compensatory behavior in order to prevent weight gain (vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, enemas, fasting, excessive exercise)
DSM BN frequency requirements
once weekly for 3 months
DSM BN self evaluation requirements
unduly influenced by body shape and weight, disturbance does not occur exclusively during episodes of AN
DSM criteria for avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)
Eating or feeding disturbance as manifested by persistent failure to meet appropriate nutritional and/or energy needs leading to one or more of:
- Sig weight loss (or failure to achieve expected weight gain or faltering growth in children)
- Sig nutritional deficiency
- Dependence on enteral feeding or oral nutritional supplements
- Marked interference with psychosocial functioning
DSM criteria for avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) NOT due to (4)
- Unavailability of food
- Observation of cultural norms (Ramadan)
- AN or BN (no evidence of disturbance in experience of body shape or weight)
- Another medical condition or mental disorder. If occurs concurrently with another condition, the disturbance exceeds what is normally caused by other condition
DSM criteria for binge eating disorder must include
frequent overeating combined with lack of control and marked feelings of distress
DSM criteria for binge eating disorder frequency of overeating
1 / week for 3 months
DSM criteria for binge eating disorder must also be associated with 3 or more of 5:
- Eating much more rapidly than normal
- Eating until feeling uncomfortably full
- Eating large amounts of food when not hungry
- Eating alone d/t embarrassment
- Feeling disgusted with oneself, depressed, or guilty afterwards
DSM definition of atypical anorexia
All criteria for anorexia are met except individuals weight is within or above normal range
Presenting symptoms for a patient with an eating disorder (14)
- Growth charts abnormalities
- Weight change/failure to thrive
- n/v
- fatigue
- syncope: limited CO d/t decreased heart muscle mass
- dizziness
- chest pain
- decreased appetite/intake
- behavioral changes
- constipation
- amenhorrhea
- hair loss
- cold intolerance
- HA
General findings on PE that indicate possible eating disorder (5)
- abnl body weight
- growth failure
- hypothermia
- hypotension (MC) or hypertension
- orthostatic bp or hr change