Prognosis of Anorexia Nervosa

Prognosis for Anorexia Nervosa: National Institute of Mental Health estimates that one in ten anorexic cases ends in death from starvation, suicide or medical complications like heart attacks or kidney failure. (Source: excerpt from Anorexia Nervosa: NWHIC) ...see also Overview of Anorexia Nervosa

Complications:

Complications of Anorexia Nervosa may include:

• Weight loss
• Starvation
• Death - about 10% of cases end this way.
• Infections
• Kidney failure
• more complications...»

Complications of Anorexia Nervosa from the Diseases Database include:

• Muscle wasting
• Delayed puberty
• Constipation
• Hyponatraemia
• Hypokalaemia
• more complications...»

See also complications of Anorexia Nervosa.

Anorexia Nervosa: Research More

• Anorexia Nervosa: Introduction
• Deaths: Anorexia Nervosa
• Symptoms: Anorexia Nervosa
• Complications: Anorexia Nervosa
• Causes: Anorexia Nervosa
• Treatments: Anorexia Nervosa

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Anorexia Nervosa usually refers to the likely outcome of Anorexia Nervosa. The prognosis of Anorexia Nervosa may include the duration of Anorexia Nervosa, chances of complications of Anorexia Nervosa, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Anorexia Nervosa, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Anorexia Nervosa. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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