@entity1278 is regarded as a serious mental disturbance, where @entity221 and strong resistance to treatment are symptomatic features. In many cases it leads to extreme devastation or even to death. Effective treatment of this @entity74 remains a challenge for clinicians and researchers. Since the 90-ies of the previous century there has been a rise in the free access to the internet. At present over a billion @entity1 all over the world use it. What young @entity1 look for in the internet is not only information, but also friends, support or entertainment. For last a few years, a phenomenon of pro- @entity448 has been present in the Internet, connecting @entity1 who claim that @entity448 is a "lifestyle" rather than a @entity221 , which should be treat. They communicate with each other through the internet blogs, forums and popular social networking sites, creating a virtual community. The pro-ana community is made up of adolescent @entity1 and young @entity1 who decide on dieting. Pro- @entity448 is still a poorly known phenomenon, especially in Poland. It seems to be very important to take a note on this phenomenon in the face of an increasing prevalence of @entity1277 in the last years.

[Friends of virtual Ana--the phenomenon of pro- XXXX in the Internet].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'girls', 'people'] @entity448 :: ('MESH:D000855', 'Disease') :: ['anorexia'] @entity1278 :: ('MESH:D000856', 'Disease') :: ['Anorexia nervosa'] @entity1277 :: ('MESH:D001068', 'Disease') :: ['eating disorders'] @entity74 :: ('MESH:D030342', 'Disease') :: ['disorder still'] @entity221 :: ('MESH:D005334', 'Disease') :: ['deadly illness', 'denial of illness']
@entity448 :: (MESH:D000855,Disease) :: ['anorexia']
