"Anorexia Nervosa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An eating disorder that is characterized by the lack or loss of APPETITE, known as ANOREXIA. Other features include excess fear of becoming OVERWEIGHT; BODY IMAGE disturbance; significant WEIGHT LOSS; refusal to maintain minimal normal weight; and AMENORRHEA. This disorder occurs most frequently in adolescent females. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
| Descriptor ID |
D000856
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03.400.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Anorexia Nervosa- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anorexia Nervosas
- Nervosa, Anorexia
- Nervosas, Anorexia
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anorexia Nervosa" by people in Profiles.
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The Practice of Holy Fasting in the Late Middle Ages: A Psychiatric Approach. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2015 Aug; 203(8):650-3.