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EATING DISORDER - ANOREXIA NERVOSA can be a life threatening eating disorder
 * 1) characterized as extreme fear of being too heavy, dramatic weight loss, a distorted body image

" She may lose 25 percent of her body weight in a year and impair the health of nearly all her bodily systems" (the text book, page 547 - will add proper cites at the end)

Treatment will vary depending on the individual circumstances. There is no one single treatment that has proven to be effective in all cases. Treatment aims to: [] __Brain and Nerves:__ can't think right, fear of gaining weight, sad, moody, irritable, bad memory, fainting, even changes in brain chemistry __Hair:__ thins and becomes brittle __Heart:__ low blood pressure, slow heart rate, fluttering of the heart, even heart failure __Blood__ : anemia and or other blood problems __Muscles, Joints, and Bones:__ week muscles, joint problems, bone loss, fractures, osteoporosis __Kidneys:__ kidney stones, kidney failure __Body Fluids:__ low pottasium, magnisium, and sodium __Intestines:__ constipation, bloating __Hormones:__ periods stop, problems growing, trouble getting pregnant, __Skin:__ briuses easily, dry skin, growth of fine hair all over the body, get cold easily, brittle nails, yellow skin
 * restore the person to a healthy weight.
 * restore healthy eating patterns.
 * treat any physical complications or associated mental health problems.
 * address thoughts, feelings and beliefs concerning food and body image.
 * enlist family support.
 * Depression
 * Anxiety
 * Obsessive behavior
 * Substance abuse
 * Issues with the heart and/or brain
 * Problems with physical development