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Looking for an Anorexia recovery plan for yourself or someone you love? This serious psychological eating disorder can be fatal if left untreated, but if diagnosis is swift, Anorexia recovery is entirely possible.
Because this illness is both psychological and physical, Anorexia recovery plans need to address both the extreme malnourishment and underlying psychological issues that created the illness in the first place. So what are the components of an Anorexia recovery plan that works?
The most pressing issue at the outset of an Anorexia recovery plan is to help the sufferer gain weight and become properly nourished. Because of the resistance of sufferers in very advanced stages of the illness, hospitalization may be required in order to monitor and enforce eating. In some cases the malnourishment will be so far advanced that patients will need to be placed on an intravenous drip. If the patient refuses hospitalization it is sometimes possible to override their desires citing mental health law. It's important in extreme cases to be aware that enforced weight gain in psychologically resistant sufferers may spark resentments and even feelings of hatred in the sufferers towards the friends or family who have hospitalized them.
In less severe cases, sufferers are treated as outpatients, and see a team of doctors, psychiatrists or psychologists. It has been found that if patients are treated with psychotherapy sessions as well as physical and educational care, they show an improved rate of recovery and fewer incidents of relapse. In the cases of adolescent sufferers, family therapy is often used. While anti-depressants are sometimes prescribed to combat feelings of anxiety or depression in sufferers, drug treatments are not proven to greatly affect weight gain or ward off relapses.
During the healing process and after an individual has reached a healthy weight, there are lost of support groups available that will provide sufferers with emotional back up and a sense of community. For further information on healing strategies, talk to your doctor.
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