Causes and symptoms
At the base of the onset of these disorders there are a number of triggers that create the illusion of being able to move on the food control you think you do not have on their lives. People with these problems are often insecure, overly concerned about the judgment of others and perfectionists, they have difficulties in relationships with family members and to relate with people. Even the socio-cultural conditioning may be triggering factors, proposing models of lean women and physically perfect that drive anorexia or bulimia. The disease often begins with a diet: resist the temptation of food, in fact, reinforces the sense of self-control and consequently self-esteem. These eating disorders are often difficult to diagnose and can take several months before the primary care physician is able to diagnose the disease so that anorexia and bulimia appear to be one cause of death among young women. But there are signs that can help you formulate a correct diagnosis such as: excessive thinness, fear of gaining weight even in the presence of an obvious state of underweight, misperception of one's body, brittle bones, dry skin, kidney failure, arrhythmias heart, sleep disturbances, intolerance to cold, abdominal pain and slowed functioning of all organs related to digestion.
They arise also psychic problems such as anxiety, depression, mood swings, irritability, restlessness, poor concentration, loss of interest, and isolation.
Test
There are several tests to evaluate the possible existence of disorders or eating disorders. The best known is the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) that, although they can not replace the diagnosis of a specialist, turns out to be a valid and effective screening tests to determine the presence of an eating disorder that requires professional attention. The test is based on that a part 20 (lower limit of rating scale for the probable presence of an eating disorder) up to 78. To run are administered a series of specific behavioral questions that assess the different attitudes of the person. The EAT, however, being a self-administered test, has a number of limitations concerning mainly the fact that its validity depends on the honesty with which the test subject responds to various questions.
