Neuropsychiatric anorccy in children

Occupies a special place. This pathological condition, manifested in the conscious restriction of food for weight loss. It occurs in adolescents 15 years and older, more often in girls. There is an obsession about overweight and the need to lose weight. They resort to food restrictions, vomiting after eating, and the use of laxatives. At first, the appetite is not disturbed, at times there is a feeling of hunger, and in this regard, periodic overeating. Rapidly falling weight, there are mental disorders; Mood swings from "bad to good", obsessive desire to view oneself in a mirror, etc. Treatment: psychotherapy (see Chapter XIII, Mental Illness).