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Linking Orthorexia and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms

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Abstract

Orthorexia nervosa is a phenomenon defined as a pathological focus on healthy eating. It is assumed that it shares some common features and possibly overlaps with other mental disorders, especially eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Research on orthorexia nervosa has been increasing recently. In this section, the definition of orthorexia nervosa, its clinical and sociodemographic characteristics, and its relationship with other mental disorders, especially obsessive-compulsive disorder, are evaluated.

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Abbreviations

AN:

Anorexia nervosa

ARFID:

Avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder

BN:

Bulimia nervosa

DSM:

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

EDs :

Eating disorders

OCD :

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

OCPD :

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

ON :

Orthorexia nervosa

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Tamam, L., Yılmaz, H. (2022). Linking Orthorexia and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms. In: Patel, V., Preedy, V. (eds) Eating Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67929-3_80-1

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