The prevalence of anxiety disorders in general and OCD in particular was much higher in people with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa than in a nonclinical group of women in the community. Anxiety disorders commonly had their onset in childhood before the onset of an eating disorder, supporting the possibility they are a vulnerability factor for developing anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.

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The use of physical restraint in the management of psychiatric patients has a history dating back at least 300 years, with its origins in society finding a quid pro quo legal justification for taking action against unruly citizens. It became increasingly obvious through the years that such practices were violations of patients' civil rights. The consumer movement in mental health in the 1960s and patients' rights cases involving the 14th amendment to the US Constitution that soon followed changed the views and policies related to the use of physical restraint in psychiatric patients. This article discusses current practices and strategies to minimize the use of physical restraint.

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