Is there a medical cure to anorexia?

There are no known pharmaceutical drugs that address this condition specifically, but medical professionals typically will prescribe drugs that address mental health issues to anorexics because anorexia often accompanies other mental conditions. However, when addressing this condition, mental health professionals often have to take a multi-pronged approach to healing the individual.

The first part of dealing with the anorexic relates to their diet. With a dietician or another food nutritionist, the patient will be counseled on appropriate food choices, and then the person is also given ownership of their nutritional intake. As a part of counselling, the anorexics will have to contribute to the discussion as it relates to what they believe is appropriate food choices.

Then, there are the different approaches to healing the person psychologically, so they no longer fear eating, food, and more importantly, gaining weight. For adolescents suffering from the condition, they usually enter family therapy, and adults can be counseled in a number of different ways. Some of the more common therapies include cognitive analytic therapies, cognitive behavioral therapies, interpersonal therapy, and focal psychodynamic therapy. Alternative approaches to healing someone with this condition are acupuncture, meditation, yoga, and massages.