Anorexia Nervosa and Compulsive Behavior

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This paper proposes an investigation limited to an examination of male anorexia nervosa in relationship to one measurable symptom, namely, obsessive-compulsive behavior. The paper contends that anorexia nervosa among male adolescents has not received the attention it deserves. The paper presents several questions regarding male anorexia nervosa that should be addressed in an effort to learn more about this disorder among male adolescents.
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Introduction and Literature Review
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"Anorexia nervosa is not a new disorder in terms of dysfunctional adolescent development. Unfortunately however the disorder has long been thought of as being a female crisis rather than having much influence on adolescent male development. Further, there is, research evidence suggesting that anorexia nervosa is gender biased especially since one standard criterion for diagnosing anorexia is amenorrhea, or the absence of the menstrual cycle. As such there is no corresponding criterion for the male population. Because of the disparity of research findings regarding male adolescent anorexics there must exist caution when interpreting any of the formulated results."

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