Handbook of Eating Disorders and Obesity

An eating disorder refers to a type of mental disorder, which occurs due to abnormal eating behaviors affecting mental or physical health negatively. There are various types of eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), anorexia nervosa, pica, binge eating disorder, rumination syndrome and a group of other feeding or eating disorders. The treatment of eating disorders differs from disorder to disorder, and includes reducing excessive exercis...