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[Feeding behavior disorders in man].

M Apfelbaum1, L Igoin-Apfelbaum, D Rigaud

  • 1Service de Nutrition et Unité de Nutrition Humaine U. 286, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Xavier Bichat, Paris.

Annales D'Endocrinologie
|January 1, 1988
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Diagnosing anorexia nervosa involves symptom checklists and excluding somatic causes. Bulimia and related syndromes are rising, often co-occurring with affective disorders, with unclear pathogenesis but likely opioid system involvement.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Endocrinology
  • Neuroscience

Context:

  • Anorexia nervosa diagnosis relies on symptom checklists and excluding medical conditions.
  • Increasing prevalence of bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa-bulimia nervosa syndromes.
  • Association of major affective disorders with anorexia nervosa-bulimia nervosa syndromes.

Purpose:

  • To review the diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa.
  • To highlight the rising prevalence of eating disorders, particularly bulimia and related syndromes.
  • To discuss the potential role of the endogenous opioid system in eating disorder perpetuation.

Summary:

  • Anorexia nervosa diagnosis is straightforward using symptom lists, provided weight loss has no somatic cause.
  • Bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa-bulimia nervosa syndromes are increasing, often presenting with major affective disorders.

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  • Endocrinological abnormalities are common, but their link to malnutrition is unclear; pathogenesis remains elusive, though opioid systems may play a role.

    • Impact:

    • Improved understanding of the diagnostic nuances of anorexia nervosa.
    • Highlights the growing public health concern of bulimia nervosa and associated syndromes.
    • Suggests potential therapeutic targets within the endogenous opioid system for eating disorders.