This document discusses Orthorexia Nervosa, an eating disorder characterized by an excessive focus on eating healthy, nutritious foods. It provides an overview of what orthorexia is, debates around its classification, evidence and prevalence in different populations. Diagnostic tools and potential treatment options are also summarized, including cognitive behavioral therapy and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

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Orthorexia Nervosa
By Olivia Curl
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2. Outline
 What is Orthorexia Nervosa?
 Classification of Orthorexia Nervosa
 The Evidence: What does it tell us?
 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder & Anxiety
 Diagnostic Tools
 Treatment Options
 Goals of Nutrition Care
 Technique Tool Box

3. What is Orthorexia Nervosa
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4. The Illusion of Safety
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5.  Not included in the DSM-5
 Similarities among anorexia nervosa
and bulimia nervosa
 Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake
Disorder
 Diagnostic Fad?
 Dominant awareness among eating
disorder professionals in Belgium
(Vandereycken W, 2011)Media-Induced or
actual disorder?
Classification
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Prevalence
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8. Prevalence continued

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In combination with Orthorexia Nervosa
OCD and Anxiety
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10. DiagnosticTools
 Bratman’s
Orthorexia Test
(BOT)
 ORTO-15
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11. Treatment Options
 Motivational Interviewing
 Cognitive Behaviour
Therapy
 Selective Serotonin
Reuptake Inhibitors
 Atypical Antipsychotics
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12. Goals of Nutrition Care
 Correct
 Restore
 Achieve
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13. TechniqueTool Box
 Food Acceptance
 Dispel harmful beliefs/attitudes
 Trigger Foods
 Address feelings
 Define meals
 Be curious
 Raise awareness
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14. Lessons Learned

15. 
Thank you for listening
Questions?
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