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Anorexia

How common is anorexia?

Anorexia is much more common in women than in men.

Source:
American Psychiatric Association Work Group on Eating Disorders.
Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with eating disorders (revision).
American Journal of Psychiatry. 2000; 157 (supplement 1): S1-S39.

¹ Between 5 and 37 in 1,000 women get anorexia at some time in their lives.

¹ For every 10 women who get treatment for anorexia, there will be only one man.

Source:
Moses S.
Anorexia nervosa.
Available at http://www.fpnotebook.com/Psych/Eating/AnrxNrvs.htm (accessed on 12 January 2009).

Source:
Kendler KS, MacLean C, Neale M, et al.
The genetic epidemiology of bulimia nervosa.
American Journal of Psychiatry. 1991; 148: 1627-1637.

³ But nowadays, more men are talking to their doctors about having anorexia.

Anorexia is more common in teenage girls and young women (in their early 20s) than in older women. Children can get anorexia, too.

Source:
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.
Eating disorder info: general information.
Available at http://www.anad.org/22385/22406.html (accessed on 12 January 2009).

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Some people are more likely to get anorexia than others. For more information, see Who's at risk of getting anorexia?

Sources for the information on this page:

American Psychiatric Association Work Group on Eating Disorders.Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with eating disorders (revision).American Journal of Psychiatry. 2000; 157 (supplement 1): S1-S39.

Moses S.Anorexia nervosa.Available at http://www.fpnotebook.com/Psych/Eating/AnrxNrvs.htm (accessed on 12 January 2009).

Kendler KS, MacLean C, Neale M, et al.The genetic epidemiology of bulimia nervosa.American Journal of Psychiatry. 1991; 148: 1627-1637.

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.Eating disorder info: general information.Available at http://www.anad.org/22385/22406.html (accessed on 12 January 2009).

This information was last updated on Feb 09, 2009

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