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Critical Issue: Eating Disorders Eating Disorders: are one category of mental disorder. Individuals with eating disorders have some problem with food, for example they may overeat (e.g. obesity), undereat (e.g. anorexia), or vomit repeatedly (e.g. ruminative disorder). There is some evidence that eating disorders are have a genetic basis but are also triggered by environmental stressors. Anorexia nervosa It is literally a 'nervous lack of appetite'. The main characteristics are as follows: * Deliberate and prolonged restriction of calorie intake and considerable weight loss. * Intense fear of gaining weight, but anorexics are often very hungry and preoccupied with food. * Anorexics have a disturbed body image - they usually continue to see themselves as overweight despite a large weight loss. * Amenorrhoea (no menstrual cycle). * Largely a problem with middle class, adolescent girls. * It is sometimes seen as a modern problem. * There are two types of anorexia: The restricting type - constant fasting, and the binge...

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