The clinical basis of orthorexia nervosa: Emerging perspectives

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 11, Issue , 2015, Pages 385-394

  Koven, Nancy S ^a   Wabry, Alexandra ^a  

^a BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Endophenotypes; Neuropsychology; Orthorexia nervosa; Psychometrics; Treatment

Indexed keywords

OLANZAPINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DSM-5; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD QUALITY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; NEUROPATHOLOGY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; ORTHOREXIA NERVOSA; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84923188264     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S61665     Document Type: Article

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