This paper reviews the characteristics of clinical perfectionism and proposes a new definition of the phenomenon. It is suggested that the defining feature of clinically significant perfectionism is the overdependence of self-evaluation on the determined pursuit (and achievement) of self-imposed personally demanding standards of performance in at least one salient domain, despite the occurrence...

The purpose of this article was to describe the phenomenon of a new disorder called orthorexia nervosa. This paper proposes a theoretical framework for the definitions, prevalence, diagnostic criteria, method and treatment of orthorexia. This disturbing behaviour concerns the pathologic obsession for healthy nutrition. In contrast to eating disorders, people with orthorexia are obsessed with fo...

Pharmacotherapy for anorexia nervosa is considered to be of limited efficacy. However, many studies suffer methodological limitations, and the utility of newer drugs in the treatment of anorexia has not been examined yet. Although there have been more fruitful investigations on the efficacy of medication in the management of bulimia nervosa, there are still many unresolved issues regarding the ...

Objetivo: Analisar as características da Anorexia Nervosa (AN) e Bulimia (BN). Revisão bibliográfica: A BN é caracterizada por episódios de comer compulsivo associado a uma sensação falta controle comendo demais durante o episódio. Esses são tipicamente seguidos culpa vergonha, que desencadeiam comportamentos compensatórios para evitar ganho peso. AN distinta como condição auto-inanição, em pes...

BACKGROUND Around 40 % of individuals with eating disorders of recurrent binge eating, namely bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder, are obese. In contrast to binge eating disorder, currently there is no evidence base for weight management or weight loss psychological therapies in the treatment of bulimia nervosa despite their efficacy in binge eating disorder. Thus, a manualised therapy ca...

and commentary also appear in Evidence-Based Mental Health. 86 Volume 7 May/June 2002 EBM Therapeutics www.evidence-basedmedicine.com group.bmj.com on September 6, 2017 Published by http://ebm.bmj.com/ Downloaded from

Time-series analysis (TSA) is frequently used in order to clarify complex structures of mutually interacting panel data. The method helps in understanding how the course of a dependent variable is predicted by independent time-series with no time lag, as well as by previous observations of that dependent variable (autocorrelation) and of independent variables (cross-correlation).The study analy...

This review summarizes the published studies on suicide and suicide attempts in individuals with eating disorders, highlighting rates of occurrence, clinical correlates, and implications for practitioners. Multiple studies find high rates of suicide in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) [Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) for suicide range from 1.0 to 5.3], whereas suicide rates do not appear ...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Recent research on the multimodal treatment of eating disorders in child and adolescent psychiatry has yielded a significant increase in randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews. This review aims to present relevant findings published during the last 2 years related to medical and psychological treatment of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and avoidant/restrictive ...

Patients with anorexia or bulimia nervosa suffer from disturbances in body weight and nutritional status. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by extreme caloric restriction, avoidance of starches and fats, and a variety of metabolic and neuroendocrine dysfunctions associated with a severe loss of body Bulimia nervosa is characterized by uncontrollable eating binges that may be countered by fastin...