Eating disorder

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  Bulimia nervosa

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  Anorexia nervosa

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  Anxiety disorder

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• Selective eating disorder

  Selective Eating Disorder (SED) (also known as picky or fussy eating, or perseverative feeding disorder) is an eating disorder that prevents the consumption of certain foods. It is often viewed as a phase of childhood that is generally overcome with age. Children may not grow out of being a picky...

• Personality disorder

  Personality disorders, formerly referred to as character disorders, are a class of personality types which deviate from the contemporary expectations of a society. A personality disorder is a severe disturbance in the characterological constitution and behavioral tendencies of the individual,...

• Developmental disorder

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• Rumination disorder

  Rumination disorder is a childhood eating disorder in which the sufferer brings up partially digested food and rechews it before swallowing it or spitting it out. Rumination disorder typically occurs within the first 3-12 months of age and can lead to the child becoming malnourished. While...

• Orthorexia nervosa

  Orthorexia, or orthorexia nervosa is a term coined by Steven Bratman, a Colorado MD, to denote an eating disorder characterized by excessive focus on eating healthy foods. In rare cases, this focus may turn into a fixation so extreme that it can lead to severe malnutrition or even death. Bratman...

• Dissociative disorders

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