Types of Eating Disorders and Related Experiences

Find out about the characteristics, warning signs and risk factors of eating disorders including binge eating disorder (BED), anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, other specified feeding and eating disorder (OSFED), avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) and other presentations.

There is also information on eating disorder sub-types, atypical presentations, comorbidities, treatment, and help-seeking pathways.

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You can also find downloadable factsheets on these topics on each page.

Anorexia nervosa

Any person, at any stage of their life, can experience an eating disorder.

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Binge eating disorder (BED)

Any person, at any stage of their life, can experience an eating disorder.

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Bulimia nervosa

Any person, at any stage of their life, can experience an eating disorder.

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Other specified feeding and eating disorders (OSFED)

Any person, at any stage of their life, can experience an eating disorder.

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Other presentations

Feeding and eating disorders are characterised by a persistent disturbance of eating or eating-related behaviour that results in the altered consumption or absorption of food and that significantly impairs physical health or psychosocial functioning.

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Co-occurring conditions

Comorbidity is generally defined as the co-occurrence of two or more physical or mental health problems.

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Body Dysmorphic Disorder

What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?

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Eating Disorders and Substance Use

Body image is a combination of the thoughts and feelings that you have about your body.

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Eating Disorders and Neurodivergence

Body image is a combination of the thoughts and feelings that you have about your body.

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