[Othorexia: A new type of Eating Disorder?]

[Othorexia: A new type of Eating Disorder?] Presse Med. 2019 Oct 22;: Authors: Goutaudier N, Rousseau A Abstract Othorexia Nevrosa is defined as an obsessive though regarding healthy food consumption, food properties and cooking tools. Orthorexia Nevrosa is not mentioned in the psychiatric nosography and is not considered as a disorder. While no formal diagnostic criteria currently exist, screening tools have been developed to explore characteristics of Orthorexia Nevrosa. While Orthorexia Nevrosa has specific characteristics, an overlapping exists with Eating Disorders (ED) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms. PMID: 31653538 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Presse Medicale - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Presse Med Source Type: research