History Taking Strategy: Anorexia Nervosa

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June 10, 2013

 

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The Merek Manual defines anorexia nervosa as a disorder characterized by a distorted body image, and extreme fear of obesity, refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight and in women, the absence of menstrual periods. The University of California Los Angeles states that "certain personality traits such as perfectionism may contribute to anorexia...
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This body image and eating disorder usually begins in adolescence, and primarily affects people in middle and upper socioeconomic classes. In the United States it is approximated that up to 1% of young American women have such an eating disorder. The following is a scenario demonstrating history taking techniques of a 16 year old female patient recently diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, taking into account the patients age and education level, such an assessment would be more effective in a comfortable environment that complimented the patients age and knowledge...
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