ArticleJournal of eating disorders2019
Defining compulsive exercise in eating disorders: acknowledging the exercise paradox and exercise obsessions.
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- Exercise therapy in the treatment of anorexia nervosa: Its effects depending on the type of physical exercise-A systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
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- Health-Related Quality of Life in Adolescent Athletes: Correlations With Energy Availability, Disordered Eating, and Compulsive Exercise Behaviors.Journal of athletic training · 2026Article
- Athlete-focused eating disorder programming in higher levels of care: feasibility and clinical outcomes from a naturalistic setting.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Maladaptive Exercise in People With a Lifetime History of Eating Disorders: A Multicountry Observational Study.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Observational
- Eating disorder symptom profiles and physical activity cognitions and motivations among emerging adults with physical activity intentions.Eating behaviors · 2026Article
- More than a symptom: qualitative exploration of embodied control and restlessness in compulsive movement in eating disorders.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Resistance training is an underused and promising tool in eating disorder recovery: a narrative review.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Review
- Adolescent leisure-time physical activity and eating disorders: a longitudinal population-based twin study.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2024Article
- Medical and physiological complications of exercise for individuals with an eating disorder: A narrative review.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Review
- Under pressure to exercise: a cross-sectional study of characteristics and predictors of compulsive exercise in early adolescents.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Measuring exercise in eating disorder patients: a Delphi study to aggregate clinical and research knowledge.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Prospective Associations Between Driven Exercise and Other Eating Disorder Behaviors in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2022Article
- Compulsive exercise among college students: 5-year time trends in prevalence and demographic, substance use, and mental health correlates.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Article
- Physical activity behaviors and attitudes among women with an eating disorder: a qualitative study.Journal of eating disorders · 2021Article
- Treatment of compulsive exercise in eating disorders and muscle dysmorphia: protocol for a systematic review.Journal of eating disorders · 2021Article
- The Freiburg sport therapy program for eating disorders: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of eating disorders · 2020Article
- Exercise Obsession and Compulsion in Adults With Longstanding Eating Disorders: Validation of the Norwegian Version of the Compulsive Exercise Test.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
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Abstract
Recently Dittmer et al. (JED 6:1-9, 2018). suggested a transdiagnostic definition and a clinical assessment for compulsive exercise in adolescents and adults with eating disorders. In this letter to the editor, we extend the transdiagnostic bridge to the DSM-5-criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorders and hence raise the issue of exercise obsession without compulsive exercise actions. We argue that, at least among persons with bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorders, a belief in the need to exercise to control food, weight and shape, does not necessarily imply that the actual exercise behaviour is excessive in nature. In our opinion, the high scores displayed on compulsive exercise screening instruments is therefore an exercise paradox. This paradox may call attention to the fact that because such obsessions can impair quality of life, they need to be addressed in the clinical evaluation and treatment. Therefore, we suggest adding "exercise obsession" as a fourth subtype of compulsive exercise.
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