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Eating disorders are part of a spectrum of disordered eating behavior (DEB). This spectrum encompasses varying combinations and degrees of negative body image, binge-eating, and unhealthy forms of weight management such as restrictive dieting, self-induced vomiting after eating, and abuse of laxatives, diuretics, diet pills, and exercise as well as excessive eating that contributes to obesity. At the extreme end of the spectrum are the prototypical syndromes of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by rigid refusal to eat adequate amounts, resulting in fierce maintenance of body weight at a very low, sometimes deadly level. Bulimia nervosa involves cycles of binge eating, purging (e.g., use of self-induced vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, etc.), and restrictive dieting. Binge- eating disorder is similar to bulimia nervosa but without compensatory purging. The DEB spectrum involves various combinations, at varying levels of intensity, of body dissatisfaction, disordered eating patterns, low self-esteem, and negative emotions such as shame, social anxiety, and depression.
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Levine, M.P., Piran, N., Irving, L.M. (2003). Disordered Eating Behavior, Adolescence. In: Gullotta, T.P., et al. Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0195-4_61
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