AM I THIN ENOUGH? AN INTRODUCTION TO ANOREXIA NERVOSA.
FACE OF THIS EATING DISORDER IN POLAND

Adrian Rzepko; Paulina Osińska; Marta Makowska

doi:10.5114/hpc.2016.61359

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AM I THIN ENOUGH? AN INTRODUCTION TO ANOREXIA NERVOSA. FACE OF THIS EATING DISORDER IN POLAND

Adrian Rzepko

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,

Paulina Osińska

²

,

Marta Makowska

²

University of Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland

Health Problems of Civilization 2016; 10(3): 7-14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2016.61359

Online publish date: 2016/09/22

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Anorexia nervosa is a serious and potentially life-threatening eating disorder. Persons, who struggle with this problem, consciously starve and quickly lose weight. It is one of the most common mental disease among young women. The following article is an introduction to the anorexia issue. It presents a definition of anorexia, its historical background, a discussion about its causes and ways of treatment. The knowledge of anorexia as well as its risk factors is essential to take appropriate measures connected with the help for the ill people. Anorexics, who discern their disease and understand related to it dangers for their health and lives,

undergo treatment more willingly. The following text shows recent Polish research and discusses the anorexia problem in this country. This article also presents a controversy over polish Pro-Ana movement.

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AM I THIN ENOUGH? AN INTRODUCTION TO ANOREXIA NERVOSA. FACE OF THIS EATING DISORDER IN POLAND

Adrian Rzepko 1 , Paulina Osińska 2 , Marta Makowska 2

anorexia nervosa, Pro-Ana Movement, eating disorder, prevalence, Poland

Adrian Rzepko

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,

Paulina Osińska

²

,

Marta Makowska

²