Evolving eating disorder psychopathology
conceptualising muscularity-oriented disordered eating
- Murray, Stuart B.
- Griffiths, Scott
- Mond, Jonathan M.
Stuart B. Murray, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Scott Griffiths, PhD, School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Jonathan M. Mond, PhD, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Correspondence: Dr Stuart B. Murray, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Email: [email protected]
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Stuart B. Murray (pictured) is an assistant professor at the University of California San Francisco, and Director of the National Association for Males with Eating Disorders. Scott Griffiths is a research fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia. Jonathan M. Mond is a senior lecturer in psychology at Macquarie University, Australia.
Declaration of interest: None.
First received 17 Apr 2015, final revision 15 Oct 2015, accepted 8 Dec 2015
Summary
Eating disorders, once thought to be largely confined to females, are increasingly common in males. However, the presentation of disordered eating among males is often distinct to that observed in females and this diversity is not accommodated in current classification schemes. Here, we consider the diagnostic and clinical challenges presented by these distinctive presentations.