Eating Disorders EDNOS
What is EDNOS?
EDNOS (Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified) is a term used when a person shows signs of disordered eating but does not meet all of the diagnostic criteria for one of the three Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) recognised eating disorders, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa or Binge Eating Disorder. For example, a person could show all of the psychological signs of anorexia and be losing weight, but still be menstruating and is not yet underweight for their height.
The DSM has assigned criteria for EDNOS, however there are several forms of disordered eating emerging in recent decades which are not covered by the DSM.
When making an assessment of a patient, a doctor has only certain diagnostic criteria to go by according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. If the patient meets some but not all of the criteria of Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia Nervosa, a doctor may diagnose an EDNOS.
Last revision date: Monday, 06 February 2012 10:52
