The relationship between anorexia and depression is complex. Genetics, environmental factors, and how your brain and digestive system communicate may all influence this common comorbidity. Anorexia, ...

Anorexia is strange in making people who suffer from it defend, glorify, and cherish it—at least some of the time. It’s hard to think of another illness where ambivalence about recovery is so ...

Many individuals with anorexia experience gastrointestinal (GI) problems such as constipation. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that most commonly affects females in adolescence or young ...

Anorexia nervosa and depressive disorders often occur together. The exact reasons for this are unknown. However, the co-occurrence can intensify symptoms and lower outlook. Anorexia nervosa is an ...

Atypical anorexia mirrors anorexia with restrictive eating behaviors and psychological distress, yet even after weight loss from unhealthy behaviors, people with atypical anorexia maintain a BMI in or ...