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Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

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Anorexia nervosa is a relatively rare disorder, affecting about 0.5% of women between the age of 15 and 45 (1) and about 0.05% of males. However, its incidence may be increasing (1–3). The illness often leads to chronic ill-health, and patients are 10 times more likely to die from complications of the illness than those without it (4,5).

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Hsu, L.K.G. (1999). Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa. In: Goldstein, D.J. (eds) The Management of Eating Disorders and Obesity. Nutrition ◊ and ◊ Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-694-2_6

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