Talk:Atypical anorexia nervosa

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--Liliput000 (talk) 17:24, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Super excited, and I do think it's nearly ready for "live"!
 * Biggest most important point of feedback to address before that is to pepper citations throughout the Signs & Symptoms section --- typically there's a source for each list item and at least one in the mini-lead.
 * You also have some solid feedback from Rachel and Tiko (though I don't necessarily agree that you should delete epidemiology even if it's super short; may still be nice to have it as a placeholder)
 * Let me know if you have any questions!

Short-term treatment
The methodologies used by eating disorder treatment centers to treat anorexia nervosa generally also help those affected by atypical anorexia. In many cases, residential or inpatient eating disorder treatment centers offer useful resources to people with eating disorders in the short term. Residents usually stay for a period of 30 days. Treatment centers often employ holistic care, using medical, psychiatric, therapeutic, and nutritional interventions to help the patients recover.

There are also outpatient or non-residential treatment centers, where patients arrive in the morning and leave in the evening. Day treatment centers can include partial hospitalization programs, intensive outpatient programs, and flexible programs to accommodate patients who have just left a residential treatment center. The most common types of therapy practiced at inpatient and outpatient treatment centers include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which addresses and seeks to implement both cognitive and behavioral changes through specified strategies and a flexible series of sequenced therapeutic procedures.

Long-term treatment
Most patients are treated as outpatients, with a combination of: Talk therapy, Nutrition education, General medical care & Medications With a combination of these treatments, most patients eventually recover, and reach partial of full remission within a few years of developing first symptoms. However, one study shows that around 10% of anorexia patients do not get better and eventually become chronic.

Despite being the disease with the highest fatality rate in psychiatry, there are still no approved pharmaceutical treatments for Anorexia in Europe and in the United States of America. Furthermore, effective treatment options are even less clear for severe cases.

While many symptoms of atypical anorexia resemble those of anorexia nervosa, it often goes undiagnosed because people who suffer from it are still within normal weight limits. Many people suffering from atypical anorexia may deem themselves or be deemed as "not sick enough", and use their weight as a justification.

Physical: Yellowing and/or drying skin, Abdominal pain, Gastrointestinal issues, Reduced immune system function, Constipation, Lethargy and low energy Behavioral and Emotional: Hyperfocus on weight, size, and shape; Low self-esteem; Distorted body image; Fixation on food, nutritional content, and/or bodily impact of food; Refusing to eat or be seen eating; Emotional dysregulation (including but not limited to increased irritability, and mood swings); mDifficulty thinking and focusing

Kgt11 (talk) 16:46, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

Wikiproject UCF COM 1/2023
Good Afternoon! I am with UCF COM helping to update this article. I have posted below my current work plan which is subject to change. I would appreciate any feedback!

1.    Update and add citations for the Signs & Symptoms section.

2.    Add a table to the signs and symptoms section to summarize.

3.    Add images under the symptoms section.

4.    Complete literature review and update short-term treatment section.

5.    Update and complete literature review for Long-term treatment section.

6.    Add Diagnosis section.

7.    Review references.

8.    Update epidemiology section.

Thank you! -Penn1992 Penn1992 (talk) 19:06, 12 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello my friend! I have looked over your article and just have a few minor edits to humbly recommend. Please feel free to let me know if I should clarify anything. Overall job well done! :-)
 * === Lead ===
 * Includes an introductory sentence which clearly and concisely describes the article's topic - nice! The article is overall quite concise which is great.
 * The lead appears to be missing a brief description of the article's major subsections though. Perhaps consider including a sentence at the end of the lead that goes something like: "This article will review the signs and symptoms, treatment options, diagnostic criteria, prognosis, and epidemiology of atypical anorexia nervosa."
 * Consider moving the last paragraph to right after the first sentence of the first paragraph since this might improve the flow of the article.
 * Each sentence includes a relevant and quality citation as needed - nice!
 * === Content ===
 * Content added is relevant to the topic. I like the photo you added regarding psychiatric and metabolic traits associated with anorexia nervosa! Concise and informative caption.
 * The first paragraph in the "Signs and Symptoms" section should be moved to the "Prognosis" section, since discussing the complications of anorexia nervosa is more related to prognosis rather than signs/symptoms.
 * Consider embedding links to other Wikipedia articles throughout the "Signs and Symptoms" section, such as "Halitosis", "Insomnia", "Anemia", "lanugo" and "Somatization" since some laypeople may not know what those are and might be interested to read more about those respective topics.
 * There should be a space between the second and third sentences of the "Treatment" section.
 * Throughout the "Treatment" section, "AN" and "AAN" should be consistently spelled out or explained somewhere else in the article that those stand for "anorexia nervosa" and "atypical anorexia nervosa" since some readers may not know what those acronyms stand for.
 * At the end of the first paragraph, "referring syndrome" should be changed to "refeeding syndrome". Consider embedding a link to the "Refeeding syndrome" Wikipedia page as well.
 * Consider either spelling out what "SSRIs" stand for, or alternatively embed a link to the "selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor" Wikipedia page.
 * The third sentence of the "DSM-5 Criteria" section has the phrase "eating disorder" misspelled as "eating order" and should be corrected.
 * The "Prognosis" and "Epidemiology" sections seemed neutral and balanced - love them. Great job!
 * Recommend removing a comma in the final sentence of the "Epidemiology" section so that it reads, "...in the normal or overweight range, as well as the perception..."
 * Overall, the sources you used appeared fairly recent, credible, and were mostly secondary sources which is great. I am a bit weary of citation [10] because it is a New York Times article - not sure if that's an acceptable primary source. Perhaps someone on the Wikipedia staff could provide more guidance on whether it is up to Wikipedia standards; I'm honestly not sure. It looks like a very interesting article though!
 * All cited links work - awesome!
 * Telisep (talk) 20:40, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: WikiProject Medicine Winter 2023 UCF COM
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