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and treatment of mental illnesses.

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are serious and often fatal illnesses that are associated with severe disturbances in people’s eating behaviors and related thoughts and emotions. Preoccupation with food, body weight, and shape may also signal an eating disorder. Eating disorders are not a lifestyle choice. Common eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. Learn more about eating disorders.

Featured Studies

Featured studies include only those currently recruiting participants. Studies with the most recent start date appear first.

There are currently no NIMH featured studies for Eating Disorders.