| LC control no. | sh 86004209 |
|---|---|
| LC classification | RC552.E18 |
| Topical heading | Eating disorders |
| Variant(s) | Disorders of eating Eating, Pathological Eating disturbances Eating dysfunctions Pathological eating |
| See also | Appetite disorders Psychology, Pathological |
| Scope note | Here are entered works on gross disturbances in eating behavior as a subclass of mental disorders. Works on appetite disturbances as symptoms of organic, psychological or psychosocial disorders are entered under Appetite disorders. |
| Subject example tracing | Note under Appetite disorders |
| Found in | Work cat.: Levine, M.P. How schools can combat student eating disorders, c1986. DSM III. Kaplan psych.: pp. 1731-1736 (.."include anorexia nervosa, bulimia, pica and rumination. They are characterized by a conspicuous disturbance in eating behavior. The eating disorders must be distinguished from peculiar eating behavior in patients with somatization disorders, affective disorders, and schizophrenic disorders.") MESH (see Appetite disorders) Campbell psych. dict. 5th ed. Forfar Textbk. paediatrics (Eating disturbances) Phone call to Dr. Goldstein (M.D.) Georgetown Med. School Dept. Psychiatry, 6/9/86 (confirmed that, indeed, Appetite disorders are different from Eating disorders; the former being symptoms of organic disorders, pshchological disorders or psychosocial disorders, and the latter being a category of mental disorders. For example, appetite disorders are found in mental depression patients as well as some cancer patients.) |
| Not found in | NIH; Gould's med. dict.; Dorland's med. dict.; Stedman's med. dict.; Cecil's Textbk. med.; APA psych. glossary 5th ed.; WHO glossary ment. disorders 8th ed. |
 |  |  |