Anorexia nervosa
Dr. Kirkby is a family medicine physician in private practice in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and an editor for DynaMed. Dr. Brown is deputy editor for DynaMed (www.dynamicmedical.com), a database of comprehensive updated summaries covering nearly 2,000 clinical topics. Description • Characterized by restrictive eating to the point of self-starvation, or binge-purging (vomiting, use of…