Men, Muscles, and Eating Disorders: an Overview of Traditional and Muscularity-Oriented Disordered Eating

Purpose of Review There is growing recognition that eating disorder (ED) symptoms, particularly those of a muscularity-oriented nature, are more common in men than previously understood. The purpose of the current review is to describe contemporary directions and implications of research on traditio...

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Published in:Current psychiatry reports Vol. 19; no. 6; p. 32
Main Authors: Lavender, Jason M., Brown, Tiffany A., Murray, Stuart B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2017
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Attitude to Health
Body Dysmorphic Disorders - diagnosis
Body Dysmorphic Disorders - psychology
Body Image - psychology
Disease Management
Eating disorders
Eating Disorders (S Wonderlich and JM Lavender
Feeding and Eating Disorders - diagnosis
Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology
Feeding and Eating Disorders - therapy
Humans
Male
Males
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Muscle, Skeletal
Psychiatry
Psychological Techniques
Section Editors
Self image
Sex Factors
Topical Collection on Eating Disorders
Muscularity-oriented disordered eating
Body dissatisfaction
Male body image
Muscularity
Male eating disorders
ISSN:1523-3812, 1535-1645, 1535-1645
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Summary:Purpose of Review There is growing recognition that eating disorder (ED) symptoms, particularly those of a muscularity-oriented nature, are more common in men than previously understood. The purpose of the current review is to describe contemporary directions and implications of research on traditional and muscularity-oriented ED symptoms among males. Recent Findings Evidence indicates that ED symptoms occur in a substantial minority of men. Importantly, recent research has focused on muscularity-oriented body image and disordered eating in males, demonstrating the prevalence, correlates, and consequences of maladaptive muscularity-oriented attitudes and behaviors. A growing number of assessments are available to measure these constructs in males, and preliminary treatment considerations have begun to be addressed in the literature. Summary Research on male EDs and body image is increasingly focusing on muscularity-oriented manifestations. Continued empirical work will be critical to improve our understanding of the onset, maintenance, and treatment of muscularity-oriented disordered eating in males.
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ISSN:1523-3812
1535-1645
1535-1645
DOI:10.1007/s11920-017-0787-5