How extreme dieting becomes compulsive: A novel hypothesis for the role of anxiety in the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa.

Lloyd, E C

How extreme dieting becomes compulsive: A novel hypothesis for the role of anxiety in the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa. [electronic resource] - Medical hypotheses Oct 2017 - 144-150 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1532-2777

10.1016/j.mehy.2017.09.001 doi


Anorexia Nervosa--physiopathology
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders--physiopathology
Compulsive Behavior
Diet, Reducing
Feeding Behavior--psychology
Female
Humans
Mental Disorders
Models, Psychological
Models, Theoretical
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder--diagnosis
Risk Factors
Starvation
Treatment Outcome