Orthorexia Nervosa: differences between clinical and non-clinical samples.
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| Abstract | :
Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) is a construct characterized by behaviors, emotions, and beliefs on eating healthy food and excessive attention to diet; moreover, dieting has been considered a risk factor in ON symptoms development. The principal aim of this study was to investigate the differences in clinical and non-clinical groups most at risk of ON. Aspects that could be associated with ON (Eating Disorders [EDs], obsessive-compulsive symptomatology, perfectionistic traits, anxiety, depression, Body Mass Index [BMI]) were investigated in all groups. |
| Year of Publication | :
2021
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| Journal | :
BMC psychiatry
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| Volume | :
21
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| Issue | :
1
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| Number of Pages | :
341
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| Date Published | :
2021
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| URL | :
https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-021-03348-2
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| DOI | :
10.1186/s12888-021-03348-2
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| Short Title | :
BMC Psychiatry
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