What is the treatment for anorexia?

Answer 1

Anorexia is not a physical disorder but a psychological syndrome. Psychological or psychiatric counseling or group therapy are recommended. In some cases a person may overcome this situation with the appropriate reading and practice of professional advice Ans) Anorexia's treatment varies from person to person. It also depends on what anorexia stage you're in. typically, anorexia treatment consists of private counseling, psychiatric care, nutritional education, medical care, and family therapy. Refer to some useful online resources to know more about it.

Answer 2

Anorexia eventually becomes a mental disorder, and a physical disorder. The problem is that after one has been anorexic for a while, that person's body goes into a kind of "emergency mode" or something. In anorexia, any food that the body takes in is immediately stored as fat. This making it hard to break free from being anorexic because the affected person most likely became anorexic to avoid being fat in the first place.

Anyone who has anorexia (or thinks he has) should seek professional help. Treatment deals with a serious and often unmerited lack of self esteem, and the treatment (i.e. as prescribed by a counselor or doctor) can be encouraged with positive reinforcement.

Typically, the first health care professional to diagnose anorexia or bulimia is a family doctor, pediatrician or internist. After an initial assessment, the person may be referred to either a specialist in eating disorders or an eating-disorder center, which usually provides such specialists as:

* Psychiatrists

* Psychologists

* Clinical social workers

* Nurses

* Dietitians

In extreme cases for anorexia treatment, patients may need to stay in a hospital or other facility where their nutritional status can be carefully restored. Facilities also provide counseling to help the person with emotional issues and challenges that can impede the recovery process. In recent years, day programs have become more popular. Patients spend 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, at the facility, where weight and eating are closely monitored. Anorexic patients often can be treated on an outpatient basis, to minimize disruption of work or school schedules.

Answer 3

Treatment varies per individual and on the severity of the illness. Some common treatments include....

*Therapy (personal, family, group)

*Support groups

*Medical monitoring

*Out-patient hospital treatment

*In-patient hospital reatment

*IV / Feeding tube

*Medications

*Nutritional supplements

*Rehab stays (usually 3 months or 90 days)

*Nutritional therapy