Anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge eating disorder (BED), avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), and other common eating disorders ...
Promotion of anorexia is the promotion of behaviors related to the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. It is often referred to simply as pro-ana or ana.
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by DLG Borzekowski · 2010 · Cited by 466 — A large majority (84%) offered pro-anorexia content, and 64% provided pro-bulimia content. Few sites focused on eating disorders as a
by C Lai · 2021 · Cited by 29 — The most common ED are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and the binge eating disorder (Latner & Clyne, 2008). The functioning common to those d
Many of these young women and girls suffered from eating disorders, specifically anorexia or bulimia. This community, also known as the Pro-Ana, promoted eating ...
by JC Silva Ramirez · 2019 · Cited by 1 — This paper explores the nature of websites that glorify eating disorders, or EDs. These websites are often referred to as “pro-ED”
by C Mento · 2021 · Cited by 93 — (1) Background: Teenagers (in particular, females) suffering from eating disorders report being not satisfied with their physical aspect and
by N Nordlund — “MPA is a forum and community to offer support and recovery for those afflicted with an eating disorder. It is not a place to encourage people to further ...
Dec 21, 2023 — Learn more about the pro-ana movement and what to do if you or someone you know has been visiting websites promoting anorexia nervosa or ...
by J Homewood · 2015 · Cited by 1 — An online survey was hosted on two pro-ana sites. It contained this measure and a measure of disordered eating behaviours the Eating Disorde
by C Dobbins · 2022 · Cited by 1 — “Pro-ana users” encompasses both people living with anorexia nervosa, as well as people using certain behaviors to try to remedy other ea
Jun 17, 2010 — A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examines the content and messages presented by websites that appear to ...
by SR Brotsky · 2007 · Cited by 401 — In recent years, mass adoption of the Internet has brought about profound changes in society, but nowhere is this more evident than in the
by MT Brynolf · 2009 — Bruch, H. (1985). Four decades of eating disorders. In D. M., Garner,P. E. Garfinkel, (Eds.), Handbook of Psychotherapy for Anorexia Nervosa & Bulimia (pp
by I Popoola · 2024 — This digital ethnographic study explores the varying perceptions of anorexia within the pro-anorexia (pro-ana) subculture.
by S Lutz — As a result of the increased occurrences and diagnoses of the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, this paper will explore the role that “pro-ana” websites play in
Dec 21, 2023 — Learn more about the pro-ana movement and what to do if you or someone you know has been visiting websites promoting anorexia nervosa or ...
by HA Johnson · 2014 · Cited by 4 — (2009), mortality rates were 4.0% for anorexia nervosa and 3.9% for bulimia nervosa. Pro-eating dis- order websites have been studied in rec