The death of an 18-year-old girl from Thalassery, Kerala, due to anorexia, an eating disorder that left her malnourished and bedridden, has once again put the spotlight on the dangers of severe ...

These include anorexia nervosa as the most common one, followed by bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, pica, rumination, and two categories that ...

It differs from bulimia nervosa in that it does not involve binge eating. Purging disorder falls under the category of "other specified feeding or eating disorder" (OSFED) in the DSM-5. Unlike ...