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

The US National Institute of Mental Health ’s Research Domain Criteria (NIMH RDoC) advocates the study of features common to psychiatric conditions. This transdiagnostic approach has recently been adopted into the study of anorexia nervosa (AN), an illness that can be considered compulsive in nature. This has led to the development of an a ccount of AN that identifies key roles for the heightened reinforcement of starvation, leading to its excessive repetition, and goal-directed system dysfunction.
Source: Medical Hypotheses - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Source Type: research