Until the Choose...1860s1920s1960s1980s anorexia nervosa was a relatively obscure disease. Today an estimated Choose...1 in 101 in 1001 in 1,0001 in 5,000 females between the ages of 13 and 19 suffers from anorexia. Those who suffer from anorexia Choose...lose interest in foodare obsessed with food but are more obsessed with thinnessdo not binge or purgehave fast menstrual cycles. Because most cases of anorexia begin during puberty, some experts believe that it may be related to Choose...a hormonal imbalancea wish to delay sexual maturationpeer pressurea sense of control over one's destiny. Most experts agree that anorexia cannot ever be completely cured and patients will struggle somewhat for the rest of their lives. The earlier the person receives treatment, the better the prognosis. The first goal of treatment is to Choose...stabilize the patient’s physical conditionstabilize the person’s psychological conditionconvert the person into a willing participant in a groupremove the patient from familiar surroundings. Choose...hospitalizationpsychotherapypharmacotherapyall of the above is often necessary for treatment.