Abstract

REINOSO-BARBERO, Luis et al. Anorexia nervosa in a worker: a case report. Arch Prev Riesgos Labor [online]. 2015, vol.18, n.1, pp.17-19. ISSN 1578-2549.  https://dx.doi.org/10.12961/aprl.2015.18.1.04.

We describe the management of a case of anorexia nervosa (body mass index, -BMI-, 13,6 Kg/m²) in a bank teller. The case was detected through routine occupational health surveillance. After being evaluated by different specialists (general practitioner, psychiatrist and endocrinologist) and being closely monitored (by psychology, nursing, and occupational medicine), the worker regained weight to a near normal BMI (17 Kg/m²) in less than a year and a half. Eating disorders are a common pathology (non-occupationally related), but their high prevalence (5% of the population over a lifetime) and social and job-related impact (affecting more than 20% of cases), make them a necessary focus of attention for health promotion in the workplace. Health prevention, promotion and surveillance may be also reinforced at the workplace.

Keywords : Anorexia nervosa; health promotion; occupational medicine; surveillance.

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