It isn't necessarily a disease. You can also call it a psychological disorder, since you eat less because you think people find you ugly and fat. You get sick of eating to scarce. (Officially, anorexia is both a disease and a psychological disorder)
Anorexia is NOT a disease - it is a psychological condition. You cannot 'catch' Anorexia from a sufferer !
Yes. Anorexia is a documented and accepted disease / disorder.
Sadly, anorexia is an extremely common disease. 1 out of every 3 teenage girls, and grown women have suffered, or are suffering from anorexia.
anorexia
Not really, no.
That is a general characteristic of anorexia.
its not a disease, its a mental condition. You dont just "get it", you develope it.
anorexia is a disease, however it is not caused by a pathogen. It is a mental illness; which develops into a physical illness.
Anorexia
Anorexia is a psychological condition - not a disease caused by a pathogen !
Anorexia Nervosa
In extreme cases, but not usually.