The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), the bible of psychiatric disorders, specifies four essential features of anorexia nervosa. The first is refusal to maintain body ...

Here's what anorexia nervosa is, why it's so concerning and how people who struggle with the disorder can get help.

Ten to 40 percent of patients with anorexia nervosa are diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Likewise, 11 percent of patients with a primary diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder have a ...

The 3 eating disorders--anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating--occur at a frequency far greater than usually realized. Anorexia has been found to be present in up to 1% of teenage and ...

Hoarding disorder symptoms may affect nearly 25% of adults with eating disorders, a new multicountry meta-analysis suggests.

A trailblazing study conducted by researchers at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR) in Tulsa, Okla., has made significant strides with a novel technique for treating anorexia nervosa (AN ...

Untreated eating disorders in teenagers can have long-term adverse health effects and may be fatal. Caregivers and family members can learn about eating disorders to provide emotional support and aid ...

People with anorexia nervosa may be more likely to be early risers, a genetic association study suggested. Looking at nearly 17,000 cases with this eating disorder, genetic liability for anorexia ...