Chart 3. Diagnostic criteria for eating disorder not otherwise specified⁽²⁾ .

DSM-IV – Eating disorder not otherwise specified
Criteria
–All diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa are met, but the menstrual cycle is normal –All diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa are met, but weight is normal for height and age even after considerable weight loss –All diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa are met, but the frequency of binges is less than twice weekly and for a duration of less than 3 months –There are recurring efforts to compensate (such as self-induced vomiting) for eating only small amounts of food, but body weight is normal for height and age –Regularly chewing and spitting out large quantities of food without swallowing –Binge-eating disorder: regular episodes of binge eating, but with no recurring efforts to compensate, such as purging or excessive exercise

DSM IV: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV.