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6.	Describe how the community awareness of this mental illness that has been promoted

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6.	Describe how the community awareness of this mental illness that has been promoted

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The Butterfly Foundation’s National Helpline

is a free and confidential service which provides information, counselling and treatment referral for eating disorders, disordered eating, body image and related issues.

It offers many things

a person is able to contact the support network...
- 1800 33 4673
support@thebutterflyfoundation.org.au
- 13 11 44

another organisation similar to the Butterfly’s Foundation is …

The Eating Disorders Helpline

It is suitable for those who..

a person is able to contact the support network...
- 1300 550 236 or
- (03)94176594
edv@eatingdisorders.org.au
- Collingwood Football Club Community Centre Level 2, Corner Lulie & Abbot Streets, Abbotsford, Victoria

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Signs:

thin appearance

brittle nails

dry skin

fine hair that thins, breaks or falls out

sensitive to the cold

Symptoms:

Depression or anxiety

Moodiness or irritability

Extreme body dissatisfaction

intense fear of gaining weight

Distorted body image

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- Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia affect 9% of Australia's population.
- The mortality rate for people with eating disorders is over 12 times that seen in people without eating disorders.
- Research shows that 1 in 5 individuals with Anorexia who died prematurely had committed suicide

- Eating disorders represents the second leading cause of mental disorder disability for young females.
- Anorexia Nervosa has the highest death rate
- Worldwide there are around 70 million sufferers
- In America alone eight million people have anorexia
- 1 in 200 suffer anorexia and 9 out of 10 are women.

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3.Causes of Anorexia and how it is diagnosed:                                                         Is It Possible to Recover From Anorexia?

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3.Causes of Anorexia and how it is diagnosed:                                                         Is It Possible to Recover From Anorexia?

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Yes it is possible.

Diagnosis: a person may be  anorexic when they restrict their food intake to an extent that it results in critically low body weight, and a fear of gaining weight
Causes:

A blend of personality traits

Anorexia is a way of coping with stress and challenging events

Can occur in those who have a family history of eating disorders

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- Physical Health Management
- Nutrition Counselling
- Mental Health Management
- Psychotherapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Interpersonal Psychology
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
- Mindfulness Based Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Family Based Therapy
- The Maudsley Approach
- Drug Treatment
- Support Groups
- Self-education
- Hypnosis

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Anorexia is the lack or loss of appetite for food.

Purging Disorder: Which is the misuse of laxatives, self-induced vomiting, diuretics, which is the increased production of urine, or also enemas, known as a fluid injected into the lower bowel by way of the rectum.
Bulimia nervosa: binge eating followed by methods to avoid weight gain.