Anorexia Nervosa – minimal body weight, afraid of gaining
weight, perception is that body is bigger than it actually is. The lack of
appropriate body weight leads to at least 3 missed periods.
Bulimia Nervosa – binge eating periods and then
inappropriate bx in order to prevent weight gain such as vomiting or uses of
laxatives or excessive exercise. Occurs at least 2x /week for 3 months
Eating D/o NOS
Notice that there is no eating d/o that describes overeating w/o purging. I may be wrong, but I think DSM 5 corrects this but being that my test is going to be on the DSM IV, I have not reviewed the DSM 5 except for a brief glance at the table of contents.
American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnositc and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Text Revision, 4th ed. Jaypee
Brothers Medical Publishers.
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