"Anorexia Nervosa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An eating disorder that is characterized by the lack or loss of APPETITE, known as ANOREXIA. Other features include excess fear of becoming OVERWEIGHT; BODY IMAGE disturbance; significant WEIGHT LOSS; refusal to maintain minimal normal weight; and AMENORRHEA. This disorder occurs most frequently in adolescent females. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
| Descriptor ID |
D000856
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03.375.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Anorexia Nervosa- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anorexia Nervosas
- Nervosa, Anorexia
- Nervosas, Anorexia
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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