Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders
BY GROUP 5
CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Types
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Binge-eating disorder
INTRODUCTION
• Amenorrhea
• Cold intolerance/hypothermia
• Hypotension /bradycardia /Arrhythmias
• Acute coronary syndrome
• Cardiomyopathy
• Mitral valve prolapse, constipation
• Edema
• Lanugo hair
• Alopecia
• Dehydration
• Peripheral neuropathy/ seizures / hypothyroidism
• Osteopenia/ osteoporosis
INVESTIGATIONS and findings
• Multifactorial
• Has similar factors as for anorexia.
• Childhood obesity and early pubertal maturation increases the risk for
bulimia nervosa
COURSE –chronic and relapsing, has better prognosis than AN
symptoms exacerbated by stressful conditions.
Prognosis – One half recover fully with treatment. One half have
chronic course with fluctuating symptoms.
• Elevated suicide risk compared to the general populations.
TREATMENT
• Patients with this condition suffer emotional distress over their binge
eating, but they do not try to control their weight by purging or
restricting calories, as do anorexics or bulimics.
• Here patients are not fixed on their body shape and weight.
DSM-5 criteria