Anorexia Nervosa is a rapidly growing issue in today's society. The disease is identified by the refusal to maintain a healthy weight, an irrational fear of gaining weight despite weighing too little, loss of the menstrual cycle in women, and an inaccurate view of one's body, often referred to as dysmorphia. At one point in time, this illness was mainly associated with adolescents. Now, children as young as five years old are being treated for Anorexia (Borland). The DSM criteria for children are slightly altered, and consist of "determined weight loss abnormal cognition's regar...

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