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