anorexia nervosa
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He was also the first designer to ban underweight models from the runway, after the death of model Ana Carolina Reston in 2006 from anorexia nervosa.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
Clinicians continue to debate how best to define it, as orthorexia can share features of anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
From Slate • May 25, 2025
In fact, until 2013, the loss of menstruation had long been considered an official symptom of anorexia nervosa.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Treatments for anorexia nervosa are limited and current treatments have relapse rates of up to 52%.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
A peculiar type of anorexia is that striking and remarkable digestive disturbance of hysteria which Sir William Gull has called anorexia nervosa.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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