A history of higher weight is common in individuals seeking treatment for eating disorders. Among these individuals, a large group is diagnosed with atypical anorexia nervosa (AN). The Diagnostic and ...

Atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) is a condition where a person has the typical signs and symptoms of anorexia nervosa. However, their weight remains within or above the medically defined healthy range.

There was a disproportionate rise in pediatric eating disorder hospitalizations among males, younger adolescents, and individuals with eating disorder diagnoses other than anorexia or bulimia, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Better screening for eating disorders is needed, according to Lisa Ranzenhofer, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the ...

Binge eating disorder and anorexia nervosa share some genetic features, but they also differ in important ways. This is shown ...

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A landmark global study including University of North Carolina eating disorder expert Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D., FAED, has, for the first time, mapped and ...

According to the National Eating Disorders Association, more than 28 million people will have an eating disorder in their lifetime, but they can often be hard to recognize. KTVU's Heather Holmes ...

Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental health condition that involves changes in eating habits, among other symptoms. It can start in childhood. Anorexia nervosa usually affects people in their teenage ...

Key points Atypical anorexia nervosa (AN) is a new eating disorder diagnostic category. In this disorder, criteria for AN are met but the person is not underweight despite significant weight loss.