He ngā maimoatanga mō te anorexia, a tino maha ngā reira whakaora rerekē, he taua therapy whanonga hinengaro. Kua kitea ētahi iwi e taea tarukino āwhina ratou maimoatanga. E te pūmanawa ki te whakanui hiahia, a taea hoki te tauturu i te reira ki te take pērā i te manukanuka. Ko te taumahatanga tarukino kitea i runga i tēnei whārangi kia katoa e taea ki te āwhina i te hunga e mate ana i te anorexia.
Anorexia ko te whakararuraru, kai, me te huru hauora hinengaro nui. Te hunga mamae i te anorexia tamata ki te pupuri i to ratou taimaha rite iti ka taea e kore e kai nui, me te i runga i te faaohiparaa i. Ka taea e hua te reira i roto i te mate kino rite timata ratou tinana ki te hemokai. Tino maha, kei te haere tahi te reira e te whakapakoko tinana fakakehei, ki te iwi whakapono ki a ratou hei ngako noa, no te underweight.
