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Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 2012 Volume 140, Issue 9-10, Pages: 673-678
https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH1210673K
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Eating disorders

Kontić Olga (Medicinski fakultet, Institut za higijenu, Beograd)
Vasiljević Nadja (Medicinski fakultet, Institut za higijenu, Beograd)
Trišović Marija (Bolnica za ginekologiju i akušerstvo, Beograd)
Jorga Jagoda (Medicinski fakultet, Institut za higijenu, Beograd)
Lakić Aneta (Medicinski fakultet, Beograd + Klinika za neurologiju i psihijatriju za decu i omladinu, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)
Jašović-Gašić Miroslava (Medicinski fakultet, Beograd + Klinika za psihijatriju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)

Eating disorders are considered chronic diseases of civilization. The most studied and well known are anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Anorexia is considered one of the most common psychiatric problems of girls in puberty and adolescence. Due to high mortality and morbidity as well as the increasing expansion of these diseases, it is clear why the amount of research on these diseases is growing worldwide. Eating disorders lead to numerous medical complications, mostly due to late diagnosis. The main characteristic of these diseases is changed behavior in the nutrition, either as an intentional restriction of food, i.e. extreme dieting, or overeating, i.e. binge eating. Extreme dieting, skipping meals, self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise, and misuse of laxatives and diuretics for the purpose of maintaining or reducing body weight are characteristic forms of compensatory behavior of patients with eating disorder. The most appropriate course of treatment is determined by evaluating the patient’s health condition, associated with behavior and eating habits, the experience of one’s own body, character traits of personality, and consequently the development and functioning of the individual. The final treatment plan is individual. Eating disorders are a growing medical problem even in this part of the world. Prevention should be planned in cooperation with different sectors so as to stop the epidemic of these diseases.

Keywords: eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, compensatory behavior