Eating Disorder Flashcards
Eating Disorders Demog’s
- 90% Female
- 5 to 10 million girls and women
- Anorexia Nervosa ~1% of females 13-35
- Bulimia Nervosa 2-5% of females 13-35
- Industrialized countries
Anorexia Nervosa
• Low body weight (
Bulimia Nervosa
• Recurrent binge-eating • Feeling out of control • Compensatory behavior – Vomiting – Laxative abuse – Excessive exercise – Fasting • Extreme focus on shape/weight
Eating Disorders Seriousness
Anorexia nervosa has the
highest mortality rate
of any psychiatric
disorder- they often commit SI
Average age of death is 34
90% of young women who develop an eating disorder do so between age of _____.
12-25
Bulimics vs match control
Bulimics weighed 5% more vs matched control
Using laxatives for weight loss
shown not be effective. Lose only water weight, when laxs are stopped you swell up with edema.
Predisposing Factors: Biological
• Family history of eating disorders or chemical dependency
• Mood disorder, anxiety or depression
• Traits/Temperament
• Increased BMI prior to onset
• Early onset puberty
• Cognitive lags—set shifting/integrating
complexity
Predisposing Factors: Environmental
• Go fast, highly competitive academic/social environment
• Dieting culture
• High risk sports/industry
• Family history of severe dieting/exercise
• Family constellation—
enmeshed/disengaged
Triad Syndrome
Osteoporosis
Amenorrhea
Eating disorder
seen in sports with weight focus (ballet, wrestler, etc)
Etiology of eating disorder
higher risk if FDR has it
Inheritable anorexia