Anorexia Nervosa is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Anorexia Nervosa, or a subtype of Anorexia Nervosa,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Anorexia Nervosa: Introduction
Broader types of Anorexia Nervosa:
Prevalance of Anorexia Nervosa: estimated 0.1% adults (USSG); estimated 0.5 to 3.7 percent females (NIMH); 1% of adolescent girls (NWHIC)
Prevalance Rate of Anorexia Nervosa: approx 1 in 1,000 or 0.10% or 272,000 people in USA [about data]
Gender Profile for Anorexia Nervosa: Females much more than males (around 90%). Only 5-15% are males.
Gender Profile for Anorexia Nervosa: Females are much more likely than males to develop an eating disorder. Only an estimated 5 to 15 percent of people with anorexia or bulimia 18 and an estimated 35 percent of those with binge-eating disorder 19 are male. (Source: excerpt from The Numbers Count: NIMH)
Complications of Anorexia Nervosa:
see complications of Anorexia Nervosa
Prognosis of Anorexia Nervosa: National Institute of Mental Health estimates that one in ten anorexic
cases ends in death from starvation, suicide or medical complications like
heart attacks or kidney failure. (Source: excerpt from Anorexia Nervosa: NWHIC)
Causes of Anorexia Nervosa: see causes of Anorexia Nervosa
Risk factors for Anorexia Nervosa:
see
risk factors for Anorexia Nervosa
Symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa: see symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa
Complications of Anorexia Nervosa: see complications of Anorexia Nervosa
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Anorexia Nervosa
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Anorexia Nervosa.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Anorexia Nervosa.
Doctors and Medical Specialists for Anorexia Nervosa: General practitioner, Primary care physician, Dental professionals, Pediatrician, Gastroenterologist, General surgeon, Cardiologist, Psychologist, Gynaecologist, Psychiatrist, Endocrinologist, Neurologist, Dermatologist, Hematologist, Dietician
;
see also doctors and medical specialists for Anorexia Nervosa.
Treatments for Anorexia Nervosa:
see treatments for Anorexia Nervosa
Prevention of Anorexia Nervosa:
see prevention of Anorexia Nervosa
Research for Anorexia Nervosa:
see research for Anorexia Nervosa
Organs and body systems related to Anorexia Nervosa include:
Main name of condition: Anorexia Nervosa
Class of Condition for Anorexia Nervosa: behavior
apepsia hysterica, eating disorder, magersucht
Eating disorder [anorexia]
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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