Anorexia Treatment

Anorexia Treatment consists of either one or all of the following:

• Hospitalization
• Psychotherapy
• Medicines

Hospitalization as an anorexia treatment is usually required when a patient falls to 15% from their original body mass. In the hospital patients are directed to eat three substantial meals a day. For those who refuse to eat and/or fall in weight to where they become dangerously ill, a feeding tube is often time inserted.

Psychotherapy as an anorexia treatment consists of the following possible treatments:

• Cognitive -Behavioral Therapy
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy
• Family Therapy
• Group Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy not only helps the patient with anorexia tackle the actual eating disorder, it also helps to get to the bottom of the issues lying behind a patient's anorexia.

Medications for anorexia treatment do not actually consists of specific medications for anorexia, rather many doctors will subscribe medications based upon the patient's symptomatic need. These medications include:

• Antidepressants
• Tranquilizers
• Estrogen