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This chapter gives an overview of what is known on purging disorder as described in DSM-5. It reports characteristics, prevalence, clinical correlates, comorbidity, treatment, outcome, and mortality of this eating disorder.

About 5–10% of those affected by purging disorder are men, a percentage higher than in anorexia nervosa. Most individuals with purging disorder are of normal body weight and show elevated weight, shape, and eating concerns. Long-term outcome is poor with less than 50% remission.

Purging disorder is a severe and potentially deadly disorder. Considering the long list of medical complications and the high mortality, purging behavior should be a special focus of treatment.

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    Norbert Quadflieg

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  1. Private Hospital "Salus" of Ferrara, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

    Emilia Manzato

  2. Formerly Sapienza University of Rome, Founding Editor of Eating and Weight Disorders, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno, Italy

    Massimo Cuzzolaro

  3. Experimental Medicine Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Editor-in-Chief of Eating and Weight Disorders, Roma, Roma, Italy

    Lorenzo Maria Donini

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Quadflieg, N. (2022). Purging Disorder. In: Manzato, E., Cuzzolaro, M., Donini, L.M. (eds) Hidden and Lesser-known Disordered Eating Behaviors in Medical and Psychiatric Conditions . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81174-7_16

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