Its anorexia when you wont eat food. Anorexia can exist without it being about body image since anorexia is a symptom of a disease or mental health. If it came on after a health scare then it could be considered a phobia and the phobia is what needs to be adressed and treated.
The DSM-V criteria for anorexia involves fear of being fat, gaining weight, or distorted body image. That's a requirement for diagnosis. A phobia would not be considered anorexia, but an obsessive-compulsive or anxiety disorder.
What do you call someone who stops eating food after a health scare?
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Its anorexia when you wont eat food. Anorexia can exist without it being about body image since anorexia is a symptom of a disease or mental health. If it came on after a health scare then it could be considered a phobia and the phobia is what needs to be adressed and treated.
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The DSM-V criteria for anorexia involves fear of being fat, gaining weight, or distorted body image. That's a requirement for diagnosis. A phobia would not be considered anorexia, but an obsessive-compulsive or anxiety disorder.