Evolving eating disorder psychopathology: conceptualising muscularity-oriented disordered eating
- PMID: 27143005
- DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.168427
Evolving eating disorder psychopathology: conceptualising muscularity-oriented disordered eating
Abstract
Eating disorders, once thought to be largely confined to females, are increasingly common in males. However, the presentation of disordered eating among males is often distinct to that observed in females and this diversity is not accommodated in current classification schemes. Here, we consider the diagnostic and clinical challenges presented by these distinctive presentations.
© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2016.
Comment in
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Evolutionary theories in disordered eating psychopathology.Br J Psychiatry. 2016 Oct;209(4):351-352. doi: 10.1192/bjp.209.4.351a. Br J Psychiatry. 2016. PMID: 27698222 No abstract available.
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Authors' reply.Br J Psychiatry. 2016 Oct;209(4):352. doi: 10.1192/bjp.209.4.352. Br J Psychiatry. 2016. PMID: 27698223 No abstract available.
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