Eating disorder not otherwise specified 1085711 213311596 2008-05-18T19:57:28Z 193.170.51.2 '''Eating disorder not otherwise specified''' (EDNOS) involves disordered eating patterns. EDNOS is described in the [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual|DSM-IV-TR]] as a "category <nowiki>[of]</nowiki> disorders of eating that do not meet the criteria for any specific eating disorder". == Characteristics == This category is frequently used for people who meet some, but not all, of the diagnostic criteria for [[anorexia nervosa]] or [[bulimia nervosa]]. For example, a person who shows almost all of the symptoms of anorexia nervosa, but who still has a normal [[menstrual cycle]] and/or [[body mass index]], can be diagnosed with EDNOS. A sufferer may experience episodes of [[binging]] and [[purging]], but may not do so frequently enough to warrant a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa. A person may also engage in binging episodes without the use of inappropriate compensatory behaviors; this is referred to as [[binge eating disorder]]. People diagnosed with EDNOS may frequently switch between different eating disorders, or may with time fit all diagnostic criteria for anorexia or bulimia. People who eat a normal amount of food, but become exceedingly obsessed with healthy eating, or strictly categorize normal foods or entire food groups as "safe" and "off-limits", may be referred to as having [[orthorexia]]. However, this [[diagnosis]] is not formally accepted by the [[psychiatric]] community. ===DSM-IV CRITERIA=== The EDNOS category include disorders that do not meet the criteria for a specific eating disorder. Each one of the following disorders is an example: *For females, all of the criteria for [[anorexia nervosa]] are met except that the individual has regular [[menses]]. *All of the criteria for anorexia nervosa are met except that, despite substantial weight loss, the individual's current weight is in the normal range. *All of the criteria for [[bulimia nervosa]] are met except that [[binge eating]] and inappropriate compensatory mechanisms occur at a frequency of less than twice a week or for a duration of less than 3 months. *The regular use of inappropriate compensatory behavior by an individual of normal body weight after eating small amounts of food (eg; self-induced vomiting after the consumption of three cookies; laboriously constructing intricate desserts for the purpose of destruction; a five mile run for having two bowls of broth). *Repeatedly chewing and spitting out, but not swallowing, large amounts of food. *[[Binge eating disorder]]: recurrent episodes of binge eating in the absence of the regular use of inappropriate compensatory behaviors characteristic of bulimia nervosa. ==See also== * [[Purging disorder]] == External links == *[http://www.pale-reflections.com/ednos.asp Pale Reflections - Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified & Other Types] *[http://www.something-fishy.org/whatarethey/ednos.php Something Fishy - Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified] [[Category:Eating disorders]] [[de:EDNOS]] [[fi:EDNOS]]