Question

The insidious nature of anorexia creates strong resistance to weight gain and all strategies to promote weight gain, even in the face of permanent, lifelong physical ailments and even death. Considering this dilemma, If you were the anorexic patient, how would you react? If you were that patient's parent, what would you do? What role do you believe a physician or therapist should play? What other options might be available?

Answer 1

As an insideous nature to resist the weight gain a pateint cant do much to get rid of the condition.

As a parent of the patient in such case I will provide the foods most favourite and most liked by the patient. In addition I would try to motivate the patient psychologically by making him/her realize his/her importance to the family.

As a physician I will make the patient aware of the ill effects and the eventual result of the desease. The benifits of good health that can be achieved by taking food normally would be discussed with the patient.

The other option that seem apt to me is that patient should be made to think positively by giving him motivation to take food. Foe example 'Life does not stop here, Life is beyond this' . Further there will be off course required medication.