Social Effects Of Anorexia Nervosa

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Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an disorder that has been most commonly diagnosed in adolescence with the highest at-risk group being women between ages 15 and 22 years old (Hodes, et al., 2000). In the United States, the occurrence of anorexia nervosa is estimated between 0.5% and 2% of the general population, and 0.8 million of the juvenile population (Fisherman, 2006). AN is an illness that has been around for quite some time but has recently become progressively more relevant in society today. This increase could be due to social factors such as the pressure to fit into society’s ideal body image, environmental, psychological, or other social factors may be contributing to the more rapidly development of AN. The exact causes of this disorder are unknown but anorexia has become the third most common chronic illness among adolescents and currently the incidents of AN are increasing in western countries (ANAD, 2014). Additionally, AN has the highest level of mortality among the psychiatric diseases and the continuing result of this morbidity is immensely detrimental for the person with the disorder along with their close family and friends (EDC, 2014). Eating disorders are factual, multifaceted, destructive, and overwhelming conditions that ultimately have serious consequences for the individual’s health, productivity, and their relationships (NEDA, 2014). The grave effects imposed on the families battling anorexia nervosa presents an essential need for successful treatment to aid in defeating the individual’s illness, receiving proper health care, and to have an overall improved life. This paper will analyze a case study involving an anorexic family and will determine what would be the best therapeutic intervention to reconstruct thi... ... middle of paper ... ...Family Therapy, 32(4), 505-514. Gladding, S. T. (2011). Family Therapy: History, Theory, and Practice, Fifth Edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc. Hodes, M., Russell, G., Dodge, E., Le Grange, D., Eisler, I., & Dare, C. (2000). Family Therapy for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa: The results of a Controlled Comparison of Two Family Interventions. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 41(6), 727-736. NEDA. (2014, July 9). National Eating Disorders General Statistics. Retrieved from National Eating Disorders Association: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/sites/default/files/ResourceHandouts/GeneralStatistics.pdf Raymond, L., Friedlander, M. L., Heatherington, L., Ellis, M. V., & Sargent, J. (1993). Communication Processes in Structural Family Therapy: Case Study of an Anorexic Family. Journal of Family Psychology, 6(3), 308-326.

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