Discussion 7: Eating disorders
Amanda is an 18-year-old with anorexia nervosa. She was recently
admitted to an eating disorders clinic with a BMI of 13.9, and
although she was a voluntary patient, she was reluctant about the
treatment. She was convinced that she was overweight because
her clothes felt tight on her. She complained that even her hands
and feet “were fat.” One of her nurses explained that a protein in
her blood was low. The nurse further explained that, as difficult as
it may be to believe, eating a normal healthy diet would make the
“fat hands and feet” go away