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A Computer-Based Platform for Aiding Clinicians in Eating Disorder Analysis and Diagnosis
Published on: May 10, 2022
[Othorexia: A new type of Eating Disorder?]
Nelly Goutaudier1, Amélie Rousseau2
1Université de Poitiers, centre de recherches sur la cognition et l'apprentissage (CeRCA), UMR CNRS 7295, 86073 Poitiers, France.
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.
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