Review article
https://doi.org/10.26800/LV-144-supl1-17
Atypical anorexia nervosa – eating disorder that we can’t see
Barbara Perše
; Centar za poremećaje u jedenju kod djece i adolescenata, Klinika za pedijatriju, KBC Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Matea Crnković Ćuk
Orjena Žaja
Abstract
When it comes to anorexia nervosa (AN), there have been significant epidemiological changes over the past years; an increase in the incidence has been recorded, shift to younger age groups, and “new” subtypes of the disease with atypical features have been recognized. Subsequently, there have been changes in the classification of disorders and specific disorders have been defined. One of them is atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) which
is in all aspects the same as classic AN except in terms of body weight which can be normal or even higher in comparison with peers. Due to the fact that they are not obviously skinny, these patients are often not taken seriously enough, although their medical complications can be just as serious and clinically challenging as in patients with classic AN. In fact, complications of AAN can be even more severe with more prominent psychoemotional
problems compared to patients suffering from the classic type of AN. The aim of this article is to familiarize readers with this new term of an old eating disorder and explain the similarities and differences it shares with the classic type of AN.
Keywords
EATING DISORDERS, ANOREXIA NERVOSA (AN), ATYPICAL ANOREXIA NERVOSA (AAN)
Hrčak ID:
275721
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Publication date:
24.4.2022.
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