Söömishäired – anoreksia, buliimia, ortoreksia, liigsöömishäire, kompulsiivne ületreenimine ning nende kõikvõimalikud kombinatsioonid on KÕIK psühholoogilised/psühhiaatrilised probleemid ning väga tõsiste tagajärgedega.
Eating disorders have reached epidemic proportions throughout the world, especially among women under the age of 25. ... Treatment of eating disorders usually is on an outpatient basis unless severe malnutrition and electrolyte imbalances demand aggressive therapy, severe depression and suicidal tendencies endanger the patient, or there is evidence that the patient cannot cope with daily living without resorting to abnormal eating patterns and purging.
... whereas according to the WHO, there is no significant gender difference in the case of severe mental disorders but women have higher rates of depression, anxiety, stress, somatisation and eating disorders, while men have higher rates of substance abuse and antisocial disorders; ...
