Back to Eating Disorders. Eating Disorders. Eating disorders are illnesses in which the people experience severe disturbances in their eating behaviors and related thoughts and emotions. People with eating disorders typically become pre-occupied with food and their body weight. Eating disorders affect several million people at any given time, most often women between the ages of 12 and There are three main types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. People with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa tend to be perfectionists with low self-esteem and are extremely critical of themselves and their bodies.
Anorexia nervosa is a serious disorder, which often takes a chronic course. Early treatment leads to a significantly better prognosis and prevents chronicity. However, existing evidence on facilitators and barriers in anorexia nervosa treatment initiation is scarce. FABIANA is an observational, mixed-method-study divided into three consecutive substudies each corresponding to one of the study aims. All three substudies will include female patients with anorexia nervosa aged 14 years and older at the beginning of their first psychotherapeutic anorexia nervosa treatment. The qualitative substudy I and the quantitative substudy III will additionally include carers and involved physicians. The recruitment will take place at 20 cooperating study centres throughout Germany, which provide in-patient or out-patient anorexia nervosa specialist care.
Lifetime purging behavior was endorsed by Cite chapter How to cite? References 1. Eating Disorder Diagnosis Modified lifetime history of eating disorders i. In minor participants, the consent of all legal guardians, or the consent of at least one legal guardian and written explanation regarding any missing consents are additionally required. Early treatment leads to a significantly better prognosis and prevents chronicity. Additional qualifications regarding mental disorders, experience with patients with mental disorders.