title: Diagnostic issues in eating disorders: two cases of atypical eating disorder.
abstract: Two cases with significant eating disturbances are described. Both possess several characteristic symptoms of anorexia but lack a primary drive for thinness or body image disturbances. Similarly, neither engaged in recurrent episodes of binge eating which is typical of bulimia. The authors propose the differential diagnoses of atypical eating disorder rather than conversion disorder as a more descriptive and accurate diagnostic label.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Norvell
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cooley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis; D001828:Body Image; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans