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Disordered eating behaviors are highly prevalent in many psychiatric disorders. In this chapter, we describe the most recent literature evidence demonstrating which eating symptoms have been found to correlate with each disease. Disordered eating occurs in schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, dissociative disorders, sleep-wake disorders, and personality disorders (especially in borderline personality disorders) to different extents. In the following paragraphs, we aim to describe this relationship.

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    Anna Rita Atti, Maurizio Speciani & Diana De Ronchi

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Atti, A.R., Speciani, M., De Ronchi, D. (2022). Disordered Eating Behaviors in Other Psychiatric Disorders. 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_9

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