The high comorbidity between anorexia nervosa (AN) and anxiety disorders is well
recognized. AN is a motivated behavioral disorder in which habit formation is likely to …

The core phenotype of anorexia nervosa (AN) comprises the age and stage dependent
intertwining of both its primary and secondary (ie, starvation induced) somatic and mental …

Perfectionism has a strong association with eating disorders. Research in non-clinical adults
has suggested that perfectionism has both direct and indirect effects on eating disorder …

The main aim of this study was to investigate if exercisers' personality characteristics were
associated with exercise dependence. Specifically, the purpose was to examine if anxiety …

Background For people with anorexia nervosa (AN), compulsive exercise is characterized
by extreme concerns about the perceived negative consequences of stopping/reducing …

Background Excessive exercise is frequently associated with eating disorders and may
degenerate into exercise addiction. We still don't know whether runners at risk for eating …

Exercise addiction refers to maladaptive exercise patterns involving compulsivity and
addiction-like behaviors. Exercise addiction has been found to relate to negative physical …

Objective This study investigated the prevalence of driven exercise (DE) and its role in
treatment outcome for adolescents with bulimia nervosa (BN) and anorexia nervosa (AN) …

OCPD is yet to be conceptualized consistently and in the manner that would make a clear
and well supported distinction between its core and peripheral features. Future studies need …

Background Compulsive exercise (CE) has been proposed as significant in the etiology,
development and maintenance of eating disorders (EDs), resulting in more severe and …