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Psych Screening Anorexia Nervosa This disease occurs in 0.5% - 1% of adolescent girls and it is 10-20 times more frequent in females than in males. The most common age of onset is mid-teens. Answer the following questions: YES NO 1 Is your body weight less then 85% of the expected weight? 2 Do you have intense fear of weight gain or of being fat even though underweight? 3 Do you believe that you are fat in spite of people telling you otherwise? 4 Have you missed more than 2 periods? 5 Do you starve yourself? 6 Do you self induce vomiting, inappropriately use laxatives, diuretics or enemas? 7 Do you binge on food and then self induce vomiting? 8 Do you feel guilty after eating? 9 Do you get annoyed at people talking about your eating habits? 10 Are you secretive about your eating habits?   If you answered YES to at least 3 of the above questions you might have Anorexia Nervosa and you could benefit from psychiatric treatment ( medication, individual and family psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy etc.).