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
With anorexia nervosa having the second highest mortality rate of psychiatric diseases, more research is desperately needed into new prevention strategies and treatments.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
Thus, for example, there exists in adult life a disturbance of the nervous system which is called "anorexia nervosa."
From The Nervous Child by Cameron, Hector Charles
