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Anorexia nervosa with excessive exercise: a phenotype with close links to obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Psychiatry research - 15 Jun 2006
Davis Caroline, Kaptein Simone
Abstract excerpt
Anorexia nervosa (AN) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are highly comorbid, and appear to share a common neurophysiological dysfunction that contributes to the obsessional thoughts and compulsive behaviours seen in both disorders. Obsessive-compulsive personality (OCP) traits are also important risk factors for AN. Since excessive exercise has also been associated with greater obsessionality, we...
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