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    Glossary Anorexia Nervosa

    serious eating disorder causing extreme weight loss and malnutrition

    Anorexia Nervosa, often simply called Anorexia, is a serious psychological and eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image, leading to extreme food restriction and excessive weight loss. This condition can result in severe malnutrition, organ damage, and even death if not treated, and it often requires a multidisciplinary approach involving medical, nutritional, and psychological interventions.

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    1. Hair Cortisol Concentrations in Adolescent Girls with Anorexia Nervosa are Lower Compared to Healthy and Psychiatric Controls European Eating Disorders Review · 2016 · 22 citations
    2. Low prevalence of twisted hair in anorexia nervosa Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2005 · 16 citations
    3. Acquired pili torti--a structural hair shaft defect in anorexia nervosa. PubMed · 1996 · 15 citations
    4. Pellagra and anorexia nervosa: a case report Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity · 2019 · 8 citations
    5. Chronic tophaceous gout secondary to self-induced vomiting in anorexia nervosa The Journal of Dermatology · 2010 · 6 citations
    6. Two diagnoses become one? Rare case report of anorexia nervosa and Cushing’s syndrome Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment · 2013 · 4 citations
    7. Anorexia nervosa and reproduction: connecting brain to gonads Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences · 2020 · 3 citations
    8. Is hypercortisolism in anorexia nervosa detectable using hair samples? Journal of Psychiatric Research · 2017 · 3 citations
    9. Hair-Based Assessment of Sex Steroid Hormones in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa Metabolites · 2022 · 2 citations
    10. Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Elsevier eBooks · 2009 · 1 citations
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