Time to revisit the definition of atypical anorexia nervosa.
Int J Eat Disord
; 57(4): 757-760, 2024 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
In this special issue, international researchers investigate how atypical anorexia nervosa (atypical AN) differs from anorexia nervosa (AN) and other eating disorders with respect to demographics, psychological and physiological morbidity, as well as treatment course and outcome. Manuscripts in this special issue report that atypical AN is associated with substantial medical and psychological morbidity, and the majority of studies find few differences between atypical AN and AN. While much remains to be learned about the long-term course and treatment response of individuals with atypical AN to psychological and pharmacological interventions, the evidence supports conceptualization of atypical AN as part of a spectrum-based restrictive eating disorder. These findings together with the potentially stigmatizing use of the term "atypical" suggest it may be time to revise the existing definition of atypical AN.
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Anorexia Nervosa
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Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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