The nurse understands that a client with an eating disorder will eat outside the range of normal. Which is the primary reason that eating disorders remain under reported?
A) Eating disorders are poorly defined.
B) Not reported as a medical problem
C) Behaviors are kept secret.
D) Body shapes vary.
C
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Often, clients with eating disorders strive to keep their illness secret. Eating disorders range from extreme thinness to obesity with variations in body shapes and sizes. Most Americans are on some form of "diet," which makes it more difficult to identify a disorder. Even though the disorder may result in physiologic imbalances and medical complications, eating disorders are considered mental health disorders that are accompanied by anxiety and guilt.
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