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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 February 2025. Mental illness characterized by abnormal eating habits that adversely affect health Medical condition Eating disorder Specialty Psychiatry, clinical psychology Symptoms Abnormal eating habits that negatively affect physical or mental health Complications Anxiety disorders, depression ...
Anorexia is a medical term for a loss of appetite. While the term outside of the scientific literature is often used interchangeably with anorexia nervosa , many possible causes exist for a loss of appetite, some of which may be harmless, while others indicate a serious clinical condition or pose a significant risk.
Age-related macular degeneration: AML Acute myelogenous leukemia: AN Anorexia nervosa: AOCD Anemia of chronic disease: AODM Adult onset diabetes mellitus: AOS Apraxia of speech: APA Aldosterone-producing adenoma: APS Antiphospholipid syndrome: ARBD Alcohol-related birth defects: ARD Adult Refsum disease: ARDS Acute respiratory distress syndrome ...
List of medical symptoms. Medical symptoms refer to the manifestations or indications of a disease or condition, perceived and complained about by the patient. [1] [2] Patients observe these symptoms and seek medical advice from healthcare professionals.
“It can fill you with shame, even terror, to reveal a mental disorder like this to a medical professional when you don’t think you look sick enough.” ‘Doctors Dismissed My Anorexia Because ...
Body image disturbance (BID) is a common symptom in patients with eating disorders and is characterized by an altered perception of one's own body.. The onset is mainly attributed to patients with anorexia nervosa who persistently tend to subjectively discern themselves as average or overweight despite adequate, clinical grounds for a classification of being considerably or severely ...
This is an issue previously raised by multiple medical groups, including the American Medical Association, which in June 2023 issued a report that pointed to BMI as an imperfect way to measure ...
Promotion of anorexia is the promotion of behaviors related to the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. It is often referred to simply as pro-ana or ana. [1] The lesser-used term pro-mia refers likewise to bulimia nervosa [2] and is sometimes used interchangeably with pro-ana. Pro-ana groups differ widely in their stances.