Anorexia nervosa, also known as simply Anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. It is often coupled with a distorted self image which may be maintained by various cognitive biases that alter how the affected individual evaluates and thinks about her or his body, food and eating. Persons with anorexia nervosa continue to feel hunger, but deny themselves all but very small quantities of food. The average caloric intake of a person with anorexia nervosa is 600–800 calories per day, but there are extreme cases of complete self-starvation. It is a serious mental illness with a high incidence of comorbidity and the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder.
Anorexia most often has its onset in adolescence and is most prevalent among adolescent girls. While it can affect men and women of any age, race, and socioeconomic and cultural background, Anorexia nervosa occurs in females 10 times more than in males.
The term anorexia nervosa was established in 1873 by Sir William Gull, one of Queen Victoria's personal physicians. The term is of Greek origin: an- (ἀν-, prefix denoting negation) and orexis (ὄρεξις, "appetite"), thus meaning a lack of desire to eat.
Movies
The Best Little Girl in the World (1981) - Jennifer Jason Leig
Kate's Secret (1986) - A Lawyer
An Anorexic's Tale: The Brief Life of Catherine o Catherine (1988) - Catherine Dunbar.
The Karen Carpentenr Story (1989) - Cynthia Gibb as Karen Carpenter.
For the love of Nancy (1994) - Tracy Gold as Nancy Walsh.
301, 302 (1995) - Eum-jin and Sin-Hye.
Dying to be Perfect: the Ellen Hart Pena Story - Crystal Bernard as Ellen Hart Pena
When Friendship Kills (1996) - Lexi and Jennifer.
Perfect Body (1997) - Amy Jo Johnson as Andie.
A Girl is a Girl (1999) - Trevor and Lisa.
Slender Existence (2000)
Sharing the Secret (2000)- Alison Lohman
Dying to Dance (2001) - Dancer
Hunger Point (2003)- Mother and daugther
Craving -
Maybe (2003)
Briciole (2005) - Sandra
Malos hábitos (2007)
Black Swan (2010) - Natalie Portman
Pro ana
T.V. Series
Boston Public (2002)
Boston Legal (2006)
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