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Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Disordered eating

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On orthorexia nervosa: A review of the literature and proposed diagnostic criteria

Thomas M. Dunn, Steven Bratman
Eating Behaviors Summary & key facts 2015 596 citations

Orthorexia describes an extreme fixation on “healthy” eating that can harm a person’s health and life. The term was coined in 1997, but orthorexia is not an official diagnosis in the DSM-5‑TR, so how common it is and whether it is its own disorder or part of anorexia or OCD…

Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Eating Disorders and Behaviors Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
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