Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are a group of serious mental and physical illnesses that cause people to have an abnormal relationship with food. Symptoms can include an unhealthy preoccupation with body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight, extreme restriction of food, binge eating, and purging. Eating disorders can lead to…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 11 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 51× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2643-6655 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Eating disorders are a group of serious mental and physical illnesses that cause people to have an abnormal relationship with food. Symptoms can include an unhealthy preoccupation with body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight, extreme restriction of food, binge eating, and purging. Eating disorders can lead to serious physical, emotional, and social complications, and can even be life-threatening. Eating disorders are treatable, and early intervention is key to successful recovery. Treatment can help people gain a healthy relationship with food, body image, and self-esteem.

Research published in this journal

11 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 11 articles above have been cited 51 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Eating Disorders, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ISSN 2643-6655).

Journal editorial board
Laura Orsolini · United Kingdom

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