Psychiatry and Psychology

Compulsive Exercise

Obsessive, excessive unhealthy levels of activity performed on a regular basis that overrides social activities and basic responsibilities and leads to anxiety when circumstances prevent exercise.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Obsessive, excessive unhealthy levels of activity performed on a regular basis that overrides social activities and basic responsibilities and leads to anxiety when circumstances prevent exercise.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Exercise, Compulsive

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Aspects Covered

31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

2021

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Previous Indexing

  • Behavior (1995-2020)

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  1. F01.145.527w.100w.120w.250
  2. I03.350w.062

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Compulsive Exercise. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000082262. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000082262
  2. Compulsive Exercise. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114725467