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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Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is a serious, potentially life-threatening mental illness. Anorexia nervosa is characterised by restric…dddd
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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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Eating Disorders and Substance Use
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Eating Disorders and Neurodivergence
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Eating Disorders and Fertility Care
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