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DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ANOREXIA NERVOSA
- A. Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and
height (e.g., weight loss leading to maintenance of body weight less than 85% of that
expected; or failure to make expected weight gain during a period of growth, leading
to body weight less than 85% of that expected).
- B. Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight.
- C. Disturbance in the way in which one’s body weight or shape is experienced, undue
influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation or denial of the seriousness of the
current low body weight.
- D. In postmenarcheal females, amenorrhea, i.e., the absence of at least three consecutive
menstrual cycles. (A woman is considered to have amenorrhea if her periods occur only
following hormone, e.g., estrogen, administration.)
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Specify type:
Restricting Type: During the current episodes of Anorexia Nervosa, the person has not
regularly engaged in binge-eating or purging behavior (i.e., self-induced vomiting or the
misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas).
Binge-Eating/Purging Type: During the current episode of Anorexia Nervosa, the person
has regularly engaged in binge-eating or purging behavior (i.e., self-induced vomiting or the
misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas).
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