Eating Disorders

By: Caitlin Enge & Sam Jochum

Introduction
USA ranks #3 for highest rates of eating disorders

In the US, 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a

clinically significant eating disorder

Every 62 minutes at least one person dies as a direct result from

an eating disorder

Highest mortality rate of any mental disorder

Longest mental illness to recover from - 7 years+

Recovery rate 50-60%

Illness Prevalence NIH Research Funds
(2011)

Alzheimers Disease 5.1 million $450,000,000

Autism 3.6 million $160,000,000

Schizophrenia 3.4 million $276,000,000

Eating disorders 30 million $28,000,000

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-facts-eating-disorders
Anorexia Nervosa
Criteria: Health Consequence:

Restriction of energy intake, Abnormally slow heart rate and

related to requirements leading low blood pressure
to significantly low body
weight in contents of age, sex, Osteoporosis
maturity, physical health
Muscle loss
Intense fear of gaining weight
or fat even though underweight Kidney failure

Poor body image Fatigue/weakness

Bulimia Nervosa
Criteria: Health Consequences:

Eating in a discrete amount of time, large Electrolyte imbalance leading to irregular

amounts of food heartbeat

Sense of lack of control during an episode Gastric rupture

Irrational behavior to prevent weight gain Esophageal rupture

(purging)
Peptic ulcers
Poor body image
Pancreatitis
Binge Eating Disorder
Associated with:
Criteria:
Eating faster than normal
Eating in a discrete period of
time, an amount of food that is Eating until comfortably full
definitely larger than what
Eating larger amounts of food
most people will eat in a
when not physically hungry
period of time
Eating alone because of
Sense of lack of control over embarrassed
eating during the episode
Feeling disgusted with oneself,
depressed, or guilty after
episode
Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS)
Most common and most deadly

Atypical anorexia nervosa

Atypical bulimia nervosa

Atypical binge eating

Purging without binging

Night eating syndrome

OThers...
Orthorexia

Bigorexia (Muscle Dysmorphia)

PICA

Unspecified Feeding/Eating Disorder

Very similar to EDNOS

 Causes and Warning signs
Biological Constant strict diets

Psychological Going to bathroom immediately

after eating
Social/Cultural
Hoarding food
Interpersonal
Consumption of laxatives

Compulsive exercising

Social withdrawal

Avoidance of meals

Obsessive calorie counting

Treatments
Cognitive behavioral therapy

Dialectical behavioral therapy

Music and Art therapy

Family/group therapy

Nutritional counseling

Medical monitoring
References
Latner, J., & Wilson, G. (2004). Binge eating and satiety in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder: Effects of macronutrient intake.
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 36(4), 402-415.

Treasure, J., Claudino, A., & Zucker, N. (2010). Eating disorders. Lancet (London, England),375(9714), 583-93.

(2016). Eating Disorder Statistics National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. Retrieved from
http://www.anad.org/get-information/about-eating-disorders/eating-disorders-statistics/

Allianceforeatingdisorders.com. (2016). Retrieved from http://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/portal/dsm-bulimia

National Eating Disorders Association. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/