IntroductionMental illnesses are defines as medical conditions that affect the way a person thinks, feels, ability to relate to others and perform normal every day functions. There are many medical conditions that can be classified and recognized as a mental illness. Some of these common types of mental illness include anxiety disorders, mood disorders, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and eating disorders. The type of mental illness that will be covered in this assignment is eating disorder.
Eating disorders can be defined as an obsession with food and weight that can harm a personÃÂs well-being. In a society who discriminates against women or men that do not look thin, many people think that they cannot live up with these standards. In many cases people often fall victim to eating disorders. Eating disorders can cause severe health problems and, in the issue of both bulimia and anorexia, it can also lead to death.
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Disease?Some of the most acknowledged eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. These eating disorders have become so common here in the United States that it has been estimated that 8,000,000 or more people have an eating disorder (family doctor). One of the most serious eating disorders is Bulimia Nervosa, or Bulimia.
The history of bulimia is old. Many people do not realize how far back eating disorders go. Bulimia is said to have been used back in ancient Rome. People back then would regurgitate the food they had eaten after they feasted and even had special places that were called ÃÂvomitoriumsÃÂ. Many of this information has been documented in ancient Roman books. Some Roman Emperors that were known to have been bulimic were Claudius and Vitellius (Webster, I). The Egyptians would also purge themselves every month for about three consecutive days using agents such...