Anorexia nervosa
Other names | Anorexia
Specialty | Psychiatry
Symptoms | Low weight, fear of gaining weight, strong desire to be thin, food restrictions
Complications | Osteoporosis, infertility, heart damage, suicide
Usual onset | Teen years to young adulthood
Causes | Unknown
Risk factors | Family history, high-level athletics, modelling, dancing
Differential diagnosis | Body dysmorphic disorder, bulimia nervosa, substance use disorder, hyperthyroidism, inflammatory bowel disease, dysphagia, cancer
Treatment | Cognitive behavioral therapy, hospitalisation to restore weight
Prognosis | 5% risk of death over 10 years
Frequency | 2.9 million (2015)
Deaths | 600 (2015)