Eating disorders are psychiatric conditions characterized by persistent disturbances in eating behavior and in the perception of food, weight, or body shape, accompanied by significant physical and psychosocial impairment. Recognized forms include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder, alongsi…
Eating disorders are psychiatric conditions characterized by persistent disturbances in eating behavior and in the perception of food, weight, or body shape, accompanied by significant physical and psychosocial impairment. Recognized forms include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder, alongside related and emerging presentations such as night eating syndrome and orthorexia nervosa, an excessive preoccupation with eating only foods perceived as healthy. These disorders arise from interacting biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors, and frequently co-occur with depression, anxiety, dysfunctional attitudes, and disturbances of sleep, as reflected in studies linking disordered eating to depressive and aggressive symptoms in young people and to altered actigraphic sleep patterns in patients who eat at night. Sociocultural pressures, including idealized health and body imagery amplified by social media, are increasingly examined as contributors to unhealthy preoccupation with diet and appearance. Because they affect nutritional status, metabolism, and quality of life across ages and genders, eating disorders require careful differential diagnosis, since presentations can mimic or overlap with organic gastrointestinal conditions. Management typically combines nutritional rehabilitation with psychological therapies and attention to comorbid mood and sleep problems, reflecting the complex interplay of mind, behavior, and physiology that defines this group of disorders.
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