Medical Complications of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia

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• 作者：Patricia Westmoreland ; MD^a ; Mori J. Krantz ; MD^b ; ^c ; Philip S. Mehler ; MD^a ; ^c ; ^d ; ^{PMehler@dhha.org" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Anorexia nervosa ; Bulimia ; Hypokalemia ; Medical complications ; Osteoporosis
• 刊名：The American Journal of Medicine
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：January 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：129
• 期：1
• 页码：30-37
• 全文大小：282 K

文摘

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are serious psychiatric illnesses related to disordered eating and distorted body images. They both have significant medical complications associated with the weight loss and malnutrition of anorexia nervosa, as well as from the purging behaviors that characterize bulimia nervosa. No body system is spared from the adverse sequelae of these illnesses, especially as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa become more severe and chronic. We review the medical complications that are associated with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, as well as the treatment for the complications. We also discuss the epidemiology and psychiatric comorbidities of these eating disorders.