Associations between autism spectrum disorder and eating disorders with and without self-induced vomiting: an empirical study

Associations between autism spectrum disorder and eating disorders with and without self-induced vomiting: an empirical study

Abstract Background Although approximately 23% of anorexia nervosa (AN) patients have concomitant autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it is clinically difficult to determine ASD coexistence in patients with eating disorders. Restrictive AN is more common in younger patients and self-induced vomiting usu...

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Main Authors: Noriko Numata, Akiko Nakagawa, Kazuko Yoshioka, Kayoko Isomura, Daisuke Matsuzawa, Rikukage Setsu, Michiko Nakazato, Eiji Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Eating Disorders
Subjects:
Eating disorder
Subtype
Autism spectrum disorder
Self-induced vomiting
Autism-Spectrum quotient
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-020-00359-4

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