Posts Tagged ‘eating disorders’
Anorexia is a general loss of appetite or no interest in food. Many times Anorexia Nervosa is simply referred to as anorexia, but Anorexia Nervosa is defined as a psychological disorder. The patient has a distorted body image and an irrational fear of becoming overweight – so he/she deliberately attempts to lose weight. It is a somber Read more…
Ten years ago I practiced as a registered nurse in the field of in-patient and outpatient mental health. The settings were both adult psychiatric units that dealt with a host of issues, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic and phobia disorders, post-traumatic stress, schizophrenia, ADD, eating disorder, delirium, suicide attempts, etc. It was truly a field of its own. Mental health nursing can Read more…
