Anorexia

When dealing with patients whom suffer from Anorexia or any eating disorder a health care professional would have to be able to diagnose the patient. It is often hard to diagnose a patient with an eating disorder because often times they try to hide that they have a problem in the first place. A lot of health care professionals could be involved in the diagnosis and treatment of this patient. Such as a doctor who can diagnose the patient, a nutritionist trying to help the patient get back to a normal weight and help them feel better about foods, and not be so obsessive with foods and dieting, and a psychologist who can help in therapy when recovering from Anorexia.
When dealing with a patient who has Anorexia you have to be gentle and make them see what everyone else see’s when they look at them and not what they see in the mirror. You have to try to make them realize that everything that their body is doing is self inflicted and they need to stop or nothing with change. You have to help them, and maybe at times take things slow, because they don’t see what others see and most times they have had this ailment for so long they don’t really remember what healthy is. It’s not as easy as just diagnosing the patient and giving them medications. When dealing with Anorexia, you have many health care professionals involved and regular check ups to make sure that the patient is making progress or make sure they are following their treatment plan.
In a patient with Anorexia you might see that they are perfectionists, trying to be the best and look the best at any cost, even if it hurts them. Often they are also obsessive, at the time being they are obsessed with losing weight and being thin and that is their only goal, and they won’t stop until they achieve it. Sometimes these patients can be depressed or trying to block out emotions and that’s how it has got to this point. Therefore, if you breakdown their obsessive need to lose weight you may see that they are also