Unfortunately, she was inexperienced and said that she was not anorexia but had OCD. ... She also met with a psychiatrist who diagnosed her with anorexia, which was brought on by her OCD (Lasser). ... The first kind is Anorexia Nervosa. ... Another kind is Bulimia Nervosa. ... Fifty percent of women with anorexia develop bulimia or bulimic patterns. ...
There are two main eating disorders, anorexia Moegling 2 nervosa and bulimia nervosa. ... Anorexia Nervosa is defined as a psychiatric disorder in which a person's distorted body image leads them to believe that they are overweight even when they are dangerously underweight (Kagan, Anorexia 45). ... Bulimia Nervosa is defined as a secretive cycle of binge eating followed by purging. ... Richard Morton first identified anorexia in 1689. ... Moegling 5 Both anorexia and bulimia can be deadly. ...