Anorexia - Research Article from Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 1 page of information about Anorexia.
Encyclopedia Article

Anorexia - Research Article from Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 1 page of information about Anorexia.
This section contains 81 words
(approx. 1 page at 300 words per page)

This term means a "loss of appetite," especially when prolonged, and came into English in the 1620s from Latin usage, based on Greek stems (a [no] + orexis [appetite]). Anorexia generally leads to loss of weight due to a of loss of appetite; anorexia nervosa is an appetite disorder associated with severe weight loss. Eating disorders of this type and those associated with compulsive eating are, in some ways, behavioral equivalents of drug abuse.

See Also

Overeating and Other Excessive Behaviors)

This section contains 81 words
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