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Feeding and eating disorders:
Feeding Disorders
Issues or difficulties associated with eating, such as the inability to consume certain foods or textures, often observed in children or individuals with certain medical conditions.
Eating Disorders
Mental health disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits, such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, which can have serious health consequences.
- Provide an overview of various diagnostic categories associated with mental health disorders.
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Arianna SandfordJun 30, 2024
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This group of disorders describes clients who have severe concerns about the amount or type of food they eat to the point that serious health problems, or even death, can result from their eating behaviors. Examples include avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, pica, and rumination disorder.
This group of disorders describes clients who have severe concerns about the amount or type of food they eat to the point that serious health problems, or even death, can result from their eating behaviors. Examples include avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, pica, and rumination disorder.
Learning Objectives
- Provide an overview of various diagnostic categories associated with mental health disorders.