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Implicit attitudes toward dieting and thinness distinguish fat-phobic and non-fat-phobic anorexia nervosa from avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder in adolescents.

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Abstract
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The majority of individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) have a fat-phobic (FP-AN) presentation in which they explicitly endorse fear of weight gain, but a minority present as non-fat-phobic (NFP-AN). Diagnostic criteria for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) specifically exclude fear of weight gain. Differential diagnosis between NFP-AN and ARFID can be challenging and explicit endorsements do not necessarily match internal beliefs.

Year of Publication
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2019
Journal
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The International journal of eating disorders
Volume
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52
Issue
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4
Number of Pages
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419-427
ISSN Number
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0276-3478
URL
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https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22981
DOI
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10.1002/eat.22981
Short Title
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Int J Eat Disord
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