Medical complications and management of atypical anorexia nervosa
Summary Atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) is an eating disorder in which people who were previously higher or overweight experience body image disturbance and lose weight through unhealthy behaviors, resulting in weight loss, though patients may remain normal or above the normal weight range for age....
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
BMC
2022-12-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Eating Disorders |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00720-9 |
| _version_ | 1797724151356588032 |
|---|---|
| author | Megen Vo Neville Golden |
| author_facet | Megen Vo Neville Golden |
| author_sort | Megen Vo |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Summary Atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) is an eating disorder in which people who were previously higher or overweight experience body image disturbance and lose weight through unhealthy behaviors, resulting in weight loss, though patients may remain normal or above the normal weight range for age. In this article, we review the medical effects of AAN and how this unhealthy weight loss affects each organ system, and what is known about treatment. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-12T10:12:15Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-e93c5003a6cb4df3b46a5e0c9bf4bfec |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2050-2974 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-12T10:12:15Z |
| publishDate | 2022-12-01 |
| publisher | BMC |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Eating Disorders |
| spelling | doaj.art-e93c5003a6cb4df3b46a5e0c9bf4bfec2023-09-02T10:48:34ZengBMCJournal of Eating Disorders2050-29742022-12-011011610.1186/s40337-022-00720-9Medical complications and management of atypical anorexia nervosaMegen Vo0Neville Golden1Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of MedicineDivision of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of MedicineSummary Atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) is an eating disorder in which people who were previously higher or overweight experience body image disturbance and lose weight through unhealthy behaviors, resulting in weight loss, though patients may remain normal or above the normal weight range for age. In this article, we review the medical effects of AAN and how this unhealthy weight loss affects each organ system, and what is known about treatment.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00720-9Eating disorderAtypical anorexia nervosaOther specified feeding or eating disorderMedical complicationsTreatment |
| spellingShingle | Megen Vo Neville Golden Medical complications and management of atypical anorexia nervosa Journal of Eating Disorders Eating disorder Atypical anorexia nervosa Other specified feeding or eating disorder Medical complications Treatment |
| title | Medical complications and management of atypical anorexia nervosa |
| title_full | Medical complications and management of atypical anorexia nervosa |
| title_fullStr | Medical complications and management of atypical anorexia nervosa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medical complications and management of atypical anorexia nervosa |
| title_short | Medical complications and management of atypical anorexia nervosa |
| title_sort | medical complications and management of atypical anorexia nervosa |
| topic | Eating disorder Atypical anorexia nervosa Other specified feeding or eating disorder Medical complications Treatment |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00720-9 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT megenvo medicalcomplicationsandmanagementofatypicalanorexianervosa AT nevillegolden medicalcomplicationsandmanagementofatypicalanorexianervosa |