If you or someone you know has three or more of the following symptoms, a professional assessment is highly recommended:

• Excessive weight loss in a short period of time
  
  
• Dissatisfaction with appearance; belief the body is fat, even when underweight
  
  
• Loss or disturbance of menstrual cycle
  
  
• Eating in secret
  
  
• Obsession with exercise
  
  
• Vomiting or use of drugs to stimulate vomiting
  
  
• Binging but no noticeable weight gain
  
  
• Disappearance to the bathroom for long periods of time to induce vomiting after meals
  
  
• Symptoms of depression, including withdrawing from activities and isolation
  
  
• Eating patterns affected by boredom, frustration, depression and anxiety
  
  
• Excessive preoccupation with weight and thinness
  
  
• Frequent use of laxatives or diuretics