Anorexia nervosa

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by voluntary starvation and exercise stress. Anorexia nervosa is a complex disease, involving psychological, sociological and physiological components. A person who is suffering from anorexia is referred to as 'anorexic' or (less commonly) 'anorectic'. "Anorectic" is the noun form, where "anorexic" is the adjectival form. These two are often used incorrectly when applied. The term is frequently but incorrectly shortened to anorexia, which simply refers to the medical symptom of lost appetite.

External links

• Eating Disorders
• Article on the anorexic's perception of "Ana" as a guiding, perfect figure
• Randomized controlled trial of a treatment for anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Karolinska Institutet (Sweden) treatment model focussing on teaching people how to eat again. Supposes that psychiatric conditions could be more symptomatic than causal. Showing remarkably positive results and seeking further replication.
• The Stockholm solution
• The Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders
• International Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center - EDReferral.com
• Wasted (ISBN 0-06-018739-5), by Marya Hornbacher, an autobiographical look at her lifetime of Bulimia nervosa and Anorexia nervosa.
• Dangers of anorexia nervosa
• The International Eating Disorders Centre
• Web4health Anorexia nervosa section
• Eating Disorders Association (EDA)
• BBC-Mental Health
• American Psychiatric Association
• Mental Health Matters: Anorexia
• Psych Forums: Anorexia Forum
• Anorexia Blogs