What do Italian healthcare professionals think about orthorexia nervosa? Results from a multicenter survey.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is an obsession for healthy and proper nutrition. Diagnostic criteria for ON are lacking and the psychopathology of ON is still a matter of debate in the clinical and scientific community. Our aim was to better understand the Italian clinical and scientific community's opinion about ON.

Methods

Anonymous online survey for Italian healthcare professionals, implemented with the REDCap platform and spread through a multicenter collaboration. Information was gathered about socio-demographic, educational and occupational features, as well as about experience in the diagnosis and treatment of EDs. The main part of the survey focused on ON and its features, classification and sociocultural correlates.

Results

The survey was completed by 343 pa

SUBMITTER: Gramaglia C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8742705 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature